National Prescription Drug Take Back Day removes over 645K pounds of medications

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In total, more than 645,000 pounds of unwanted medications are off of household shelves thanks to National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

According to a release by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, on Oct. 24, more than 4,200 law enforcement agencies collected unused medications to prevent drug misuse.

The effort marked 31 years as agencies hosted collection sites throughout the United States, officials say…

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