DEA Drug Take-Back Day

The DEA’s next National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is April 30, 2022 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. across the state! Georgia citizens have two options on how to participate in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The two options are:

  1. Use a  “Drive-Up Location” on April 30 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. To locate a participating DEA National Take-Back Initiative “Drive-Up Location” please click on this link – https://takebackday.dea.gov/. Note: These sites do not include the over 230 Drug Drop Boxes pointed out in #2.  
  2. Your second option is to use one of the more than 230 Drug Drop Boxes across the state in your local law enforcement or pharmacy-maintained drug dropbox. PLEASE be aware that the DEA website DOES NOT list all the Drug Drop Boxes across the state therefore to locate the nearest Drug Drop Box location visit this website: http://prescriptiondrugdisposal.com.

 

Please feel free to share this YouTube video throughout your community to Educate Your Community about the need to dispose of prescription drugs properly; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbjU4LVQzBI.  

 

I have also included the DEA’s Get Smart About Drugs flyer below. Additionally, you will want to see the new Rx Drug Misuse, Abuse, Addiction, and Overdose Prevention Toolkit by clicking HERE or visit this link https://www.canva.com/design/DAEsoWlSwoA/lxH1iCay21fKNhIqoZfN9g/view?utm_content=DAEsoWlSwoA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton#1.

 

Thank You,

John Bringuel, MA, ICPS

Statewide Project Director

Georgia Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative

The Council on Alcohol and Drugs