MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin collected more unwanted medications during fall Drug Take Back this year than any other state, the state Department of Justice said Tuesday.
A total 53,498 lbs. of unwanted medications were collected in Wisconsin on Oct. 25. The next-largest total came from Texas where 42,271 lbs. were collected.
Drug Take Back Day happens twice a year and serves as a time to get rid of unwanted prescription drugs. Since it began in 2010, Wisconsin has collected over 1.4 million lbs. of unwanted medications through Drug Take Back…