NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Saturday, Oct. 26 marks National Drug Take Back Day and several agencies across Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky will be taking back expired or unneeded prescriptions.
In April, the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services ( TDMHSAS ) hosted a similar event. Since starting Take Back Day, Tennesseans have reportedly disposed of enough medication to fill nearly five tractor-trailer trucks.
“We know that prescription medication is a potential way to develop opioid addictions or other addictions,” TriStar Skyline Emergency Room doctor, Marshall Hall, told News 2. “Having spare medications around can lead to those addictions and can also enable those addictions for those that are already suffering from it.”
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Below, News 2 has compiled a non-exhaustive list of locations accepting unwanted or outdated prescriptions. If you don’t see a collection site near you, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has a collection site locator tool that can help you.