Drug Take-Back Day expands nationwide

RBC I The United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, held locally in Meeker on April 27, collected 50 percent more pills nationally than in 2012.
The outcome, according to the DEA, demonstrates the American public’s continued appreciation and need for the opportunity to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables and kitchen drawers.
On April 27, 742,497 pounds (371 tons) of prescription medications were…