Crime & Safety
Drug Take-Back Day Set In Horsham
The program, by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, is designed to get opioids and other potentially dangerous drugs out of circulation.
HORSHAM, PA — National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 27, and police in Horsham are ready to help get unneeded pills out of circulation.
Residents are invited to bring their expired and unused medications to the Giant Food Store at 314 Horsham Rd. The event is set to run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The day is sponsored by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, which works with local law enforcement in an effort to reduce the amount of dangerous opioids and other drugs in circulation. On the last drug take back day in April, nearly 1 million pounds of drugs were collected at close to 6,000 sites nationwide.
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In April, 311 sites in Pennsylvania participated, taking in more than 37,000 pounds of drugs, according to the DEA. Since Drug Take Back Day was started in 2010, the program has collected 9,964,714 pounds of pills nationwide.
According to the DEA, a majority of abused prescription drugs are gotten from family and friends, often taken from home medicine cabinets.
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