Monday, December 16, 2019

Fall 2019 DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Nets Over 2,000 Pounds of Medication

Fall 2019 DEA Prescription Drug Take Back
Nets Over 2,000 Pounds of Medication

StandUP Polk and local law enforcement agencies were proud to participate in the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back event on October 26, 2019 for residents to turn in expired or unwanted human and pet medication. The DEA also accepted vaping pens and other e-cigarette devices at drop off locations. Kudos to Polk agencies for collecting an estimated 2083.58 pounds of pharmaceuticals that were safely disposed of via incineration. This latest event brings the total for collections held in Polk County to 20,656 pounds of recovered pharmaceuticals dating back to 2010. 



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