National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 29

HEALTH & SAFETY National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 29

Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. That's dangerous and often tragic. That's why it’s great to see thousands of people from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets and turn in – safely and anonymously – their prescription drugs.

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, anonymous, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.7 million people misused prescription pain relievers, 4.9 million people misused prescription stimulants, and 5.9 million people misused prescription tranquilizers or sedatives in 2019. The survey also showed that a majority of misused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.

The DEA’s Take Back Day events provide an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The 23rd Take Back Day is on October 29, 2022.

The 22nd National Take Back Day, which took place on April 30, 2022, resulted in: • Total Law Enforcement Participation: 4,427 • Total Collection Sites: 5,144 • Total Weight Collected: 721,093 lbs. (360

Tons)

Drop off is between 10am and 2pm. At the time of press, these are just some of the participating locations. • Avenues Mall, Belk Parking lot facing Philips

Highway • Memorial Hospital • HCA Florida Park West Emergency • Nease High School, Parent Drop Off • St. Augustine High School, Parent Drop Off • St. Augustine Police Department • Jacksonville Beach Police Department • Ponte Vedra High School • CVS at 121 W Macclenny Avenue • Glynn County Police Department, Brunswick, GA • Publix at 250 Palm Coast Parkway, Palm

Coast • Publix at 4950 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm

Coast • Publix at 800 Belle Terre Parkway, Palm

Coast • Check takebackday.dea.gov for all participating locations. Check back often; sites are added daily.

Other Resources

The DEA Take Back Day website has other helpful resources, including: • Drug Database: Find out as much as you can about illegal and legal drugs and their effects on your body and brain. The more informed you are, the more confidently you can make the right decision about drugs. • Unused Medicines: Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to potential accidental poisoning, misuse, and overdose. Proper disposal of unused drugs saves lives and protects the environment. • Drug Scheduling: Drugs, substances, and certain chemicals used to make drugs are classified into five distinct categories or schedules depending upon the drug’s acceptable medical use and the drug’s abuse or dependency potential. • Year-Round Drug Disposal: Have to miss

Take Back Day? Visit the website to locate an authorized collector in your area. • Partnership Toolbox: Download posters, handouts, and other materials to promote

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. • Law Enforcement Agencies: For law enforcement agencies that wish to host a collection site, use the website to find the

POC in your area.

Treatment Information

• Treatment Services Locator: You can use the

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service (SAMHSA) Behavioral Health Treatment

Services Locator (a confidential and anonymous source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities in the

United States or U.S. Territories) to find resources in your area. • Medication-Assisted Treatment: Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is the use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a

“whole-patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. Research shows that a combination of medication and therapy can help some people struggling with addiction sustain recovery.

Treatment should include access to the medication-assisted treatment (MAT) options of methadone, buprenorphine, or extended-release naltrexone, which are effective for both prescription opioid and heroin addiction. • Naloxone: Naloxone is an opioid receptor antagonist that rapidly binds to opioid receptors, blocking heroin from activating them. An appropriate dose of naloxone acts in less than two minutes and completely eliminates all signs of opioid intoxication to reverse an opioid overdose. Between 1996 and 2014, naloxone reportedly reversed over 26,000 overdoses. Narcan can be used on both adults and children and can be administered by first responders, family members, or caregivers. j

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