DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day enters 15th Year of removing unneeded medications from communities
NEW ORLEANS – The Drug Enforcement Administration New Orleans Division, alongside its law enforcement partners, will host the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27.
The goal of the event is to remove unneeded prescriptions from the home to prevent medication misuse.
The event is free and attendees remain anonymous when disposing of unneeded medications. There are close to 5,000 drop-off locations nationwide.
For fifteen years, DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has helped Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—some of which can be a gateway to addiction.
Agencies across the Coast are participating in National Take Back Day:
- Bay St. Louis Police Department-Police Department
- Gautier Police Department- Police Department
- Gulfport Police Department-Police Department
- Biloxi Police Department-170 Porter Avenue
- Wiggins Police Department-Piggly Wiggly
- George County Sheriff’s Department- Wayne Lee’s
- Highland Community Hospital Department of Public Safety- Highland Community Hospital
- Highland Community Hospital Department of Public Safety-Pearl River County Hospital
- Singing River Health System-Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula
