The prescription drug drop-off box in the lobby of the Moses Lake Police Department at 411 S. Balsam St. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has declared Saturday, Oct. 29, National Drug Take Back Day, and is working with law enforcement agencies across the country to give people a chance to clean out their medicine cabinets of old, surplus and expired prescription medications. The MLPD drop-off box, and a similar box in the Ephrata City Hall at 121 S. Alder St., are accessible…
October 27, 2022
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DEA sets prescription drug take back day
GRANT COUNTY — The Drug Enforcement Agency is encouraging people with old, expired or unused prescription drugs to bring them into their local police departments on Saturday, Oct. 29, as part of the agency’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The DEA, which is responsible for enforcing the nation’s federal drug laws, holds Take Back Days twice a year, according to an agency press release. During the last Take Back Day on April 22, the DEA said it collected more than 720,000 pounds of expired, unwanted and unused prescription medications. Since starting Drug Take Back Day in 2011, DEA said it has collected more than 15.9 million pounds — nearly 8,000 tons — of old and unneeded prescription drugs. The goal is to give people the opportunity to clean out medicine cabinets by giving them a safe and legal way to dispose of old and excess prescription drugs...