Anyone with unneeded prescription medication can dispose of it Saturday at collection sites across Florida under a program organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The event, known nationally as Prescription Drug Take Back Day, is intended to help dispose safely of prescriptions so they can’t be misused by others in the household. It’s also intended to protect the environment by keeping old medicine out of the water supply.
The DEA’s website has a list of all locations nationwide.
The DEA has been hosting these events for 15 years. Last year, Florida residents turned in 22,651 pounds of unneeded medications, according to the DEA.
“It’s important to keep our drinking water and our environment clean,” Alachua County sheriff’s spokesman Art Forgey said.
The Food and Drug Administration recommends putting prescription drugs that aren’t turned over to law enforcement in a plastic bag with an undesirable substance, like cat litter or coffee grounds, before throwing them away.
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