Health & Fitness
Philadelphia Participates In National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Drug enforcement leaders said many times addiction starts with the abuse or misuse of a prescription drug.
October 24, 2021
Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Eyewitness News was in West Philadelphia for one of the hundreds of collections across the country. It’s a chance for people to safely get rid of medications that may be laying around their homes.
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In Philadelphia, last year there were more than 1,200 deadly drug overdoses.
Drug enforcement leaders said many times addiction starts with the abuse or misuse of a prescription drug.
Find out what's happening in Philadelphiafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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