DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back a Success
Unused Medications Dropped Off in Record Numbers

SEP 28 -- San Diego & Imperial, CA – The final tally is in from the 1 ST National Prescription Take-Back Day this past Saturday, September 25, 2010. DEA and its partners took back prescription drugs at 24 locations in San Diego County and four locations in Imperial County.

Over the course of four hours, 4887.4 pounds of drugs were turned into the locations in both counties.

319 boxes were filled and sealed for destruction on Saturday. A complete tally sheet that breaks amounts taken in by location is attached for review.

“The coordination and participation with all our partners was what made this event such a success,” said DEA San Diego Special Agent in Charge Ralph W. Partridge. “More than 2 ½ tons of prescription drugs were brought in by citizens to 28 locations in two counties. This kind of participation shows that Southern Californians are motivated to make their homes safer.”

Other participants in this initiative include the San Diego County Sheriff’s, La Mesa Police Department, El Cajon Police Department, Chula Vista Police Department, Sycuan Tribal Police Department, Carlsbad Police Department, Oceanside Police Department, National City Police Department, Coronado Police Department, Escondido Police Department, UCSD Police Department, San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, US Attorney’s Office, HIDTA, California Border Alliance Group, San Diego Police Department, United States Marine Corps, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Scripps Health Group, San Diego County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price, County Board of Health, Californians for Drug Free Youth, and San Diego County Prevention Coalitions, Calexico Police Department, Calexico Police Department, El Centro Police Department, Brawley Police Department, Calipatria Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, El Centro Regional Medical Center, Pioneer’s Hospital, Imperial County Office of Education.