October 29 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is tomorrow, Saturday October 29. There will be multiple collection sites around the Monadnock region where people can drop off unwanted or unused medications at no charge. Currently Keene, Swanzey, Chesterfield, Dublin, Antrim, Peterborough, Fitzwilliam, and Marlborough Police Departments have registered for the event. To find a collection site near you, click here http://1.usa.gov/sdydLq

Properly disposing of unused and unwanted medications is an important public health issue. The following is a quote from the Drug Enforcement Administration's Office of Diversion Control.

"National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.  More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health.  Each day, approximately, 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America.  Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet."

To learn more about Prescription Drug Take Back Day please visit http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/