National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is tomorrow(10/26/19) and the Drug Enforcement Administration is urging people to turn in their unused prescription drugs.
According to the DEA, last year nearly 10 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs and most were taken from the medicine cabinet of family or friends. Ohio senators are stressing the importance of getting rid of prescription drugs, noting that 4 out of 5 people addicted to opioids started with prescribed drugs.
Senator Sherrod Brown has some advice on how to get rid of prescription drugs that are not being used. "Clean out your medicine cabinets. Any drugs you have that are expired or that you'll never use again. Take them to drug give back day this Saturday."
You can turn in any expired or unused prescription drugs, excluding liquids or needles, to all local sheriff's offices year-round.
