WASHINGTON — A daylong, nationwide effort to get people to turn in old or unwanted prescription drugs collected more than 121 tons of medicine.
The Drug Enforcement Administration organized the national prescription drug “Take-Back” day on Sept. 25. Officials offered people across the country a free, anonymous and legal way to get rid of prescription drugs that have been cluttering medicine cabinets.
The goal was to keep the drugs from falling into the hands of drug abusers and criminals.
DEA spokesman David Ausiello said people across the country flocked to more than 4,000 sites to get rid of old drugs.
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