U.S. Attorney Promotes National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will sponsor drop off sites where unused and unneeded prescription drugs can be disposed of by the public at locations all over the United States on Saturday September 26, 2015 from 10 am to 2 pm as part of National Prescription Drugs Take-Back Day, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and DEA Resident Agent In Charge James Burns. Unused prescription drugs will be accepted at locations across the nation.

"This is a safe and convenient way to dispose of unneeded prescription drugs," said United States Attorney Hartunian.

This is the tenth DEA prescription drug take back. The last time the DEA accepted unused prescription drugs in November 2014, the public dropped off over 309 tons of unused pharmaceuticals.

Locations where unused prescription can be dropped off may be found at:

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/index.html