Get ready to ditch those unwanted drugs safely, keeping them from entering our water supply or ending up in the hands of potential abusers.
Saturday is the Fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Coatesville City Police Department at 1 City Hall Place, the East Fallowfield Township Police Department at 2274 Strasburg Road, both in Coatesville; and the Parkeburg Police Department, 315 W. First Ave. in Parkesburg, will accept unwanted, expired, and unused prescription drugs with no questions asked.
During the last Take-Back Day in October, Americans turned in more than 188 tons of medication, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. It’s a response the agency would like to repeat on Saturday. “The amount of prescription drugs turned in by the American public during the past three Take-Back Day events speaks volumes about the need to develop a convenient way to rid homes of unwanted or expired prescription drugs,” said DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart in a news release. “DEA remains hard at work to establish just such a drug disposal process, and will continue to offer take-back opportunities until the proper regulations are in place.”
