Dozens of county locations to participate in National Drug Take-Back Day [Video]

SAN DIEGO (CNS) — The effort, organized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in partnership with local law enforcement agencies, is intended to underscore the importance of taking commonly abused drugs out of circulation.

A complete list of nationwide dropoff sites is available at www.dea.gov/takebackday. A list of San Diego sites is at https://www.ccrconsulting.org/news-events/san-diego-drug-take-back-day- locations. Most sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“For more than a decade, DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has helped Americans remove unnecessary medications — those that are old, unwanted, or expired — from their homes,” according to the DEA. “These medications can be a gateway to addiction, and have helped fuel the opioid epidemic.”

In 2023, more than 110,000 people died from drug poisonings and drug- related deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DEA officials said that according to a report by the Substance Abuse …