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Tomorrow Is The Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Rx Take Back Day



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Contato: Beth Stone 508-584-8120

BROCKTON – Spring is here and it is time for residents to clean out their homes of unused or expired medications at the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced.

Tomorrow, April 26, the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and locations across the country. The Plymouth County Prescription Medication Disposal Program has provided drop boxes throughout Plymouth County. In addition to police stations in every community in Plymouth County, safe disposal receptacles can also be found in the campus police stations at Bridgewater State College, Massasoit Community College and Stonehill College.  

"Todos nós podemos fazer nossa parte para ajudar nessa crise de overdose, e participar do National Prescription Drug Take Back Day é uma forma de se proteger proativamente", disse o promotor Cruz. "Reservar um tempo para se livrar de medicamentos não utilizados e vencidos pode significar eliminar o risco de roubo e abuso de drogas em sua casa. É um passo pequeno, mas importante, para manter as drogas ilegais fora de nossas ruas e de nossos bairros."

Unsecured medication can be misused or end up in the drinking water. People can safely dispose of tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs.  

Residents are asked to check their homes for prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, veterinary medications and nutritional supplements that are no longer needed or expired and bring those items to their local police station.

At the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in April, 2024, it is estimated that 335 tons of drugs were collected at 4,869 sites around the country.

APRIL 25, 2025