DEA collected 647,000 lbs. of medications during October 2022 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Courtesy/DEA
DEA News:
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced the results of the October 2022 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
This year, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected more than 647,000 pounds of unneeded medications at close to 5,000 collection sites. Since 2010, DEA, along with its partners, has collected nearly 17 million pounds of unneeded prescription drugs.
To view the comprehensive 2022 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day results or prior years’ results, click the link below.
Missed DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day? Drop off unneeded medications at one of the more than 15,000 authorized permanent collectors across the country.
