Missed the recent DEA take-back event?

Take your unwanted or expired medicines to a temporary take-back location for safe and proper disposal. 
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Securely store your medicines in a locked drawer, cabinet or medicine lock box. For more information on medicine safety in your home watch the Federal Drug Administration video.
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Washington State collected increased amounts of unwanted medicines at recent DEA take-back collection event.

Washington State collected 13,426 pounds of unwanted or expired medicines at 97 sites across the state during recent Drug Enforcement Administration take-back event - almost a 30 percent increase from the previous DEA event held on October 29, 2011.

DEA reports record-breaking amounts of drugs (276 tons) collected at DEA National Pharmaceutical Take-Back Day held on
Saturday, April 28, 2012.

Coordinated by the Drug Enforcement Adminstration and implemented by local law enforcement and community partners, citizens turned in 552,161 pounds (276 tons) of unwanted or expired medicines for safe and proper disposal at 5,659 take-back sites nationwide.