Record Numbers for National Drug Take-Back Day, May 10

Residents of Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska turned in 35,137 pounds (17.6) tons of prescription medications on April 29, 2017. This is the highest collection to date for the Pacific Northwest. The following are the results broken down by state: Washington – 65 collection sites which resulted in 15,148 pounds (7.6 tons) removed from circulation.  Idaho – 36 collection sites which resulted in 3,746 pounds (1.9 tons) removed from circulation. Oregon – 61 collection sites which resulted in 12,120 pounds (6.1 tons) removed from circulation. This is a record number for Oregon. Alaska – 18 collection sites which resulted in 4,123 pounds (2.1 tons) removed from circulation. Nationally, DEA and more than 4,200 of its law enforcement and community partners collected more unused prescription drugs than any of the 12 previous National Prescription Drug Take Back Day events. On Saturday, April 29, the event brought in 900,386 (450 tons) at close to 5,500 sites across the nation. Marking the 13th National Prescription Take Back Day since September 2010, these events have altogether collected 8,103,363 pounds (4,052 tons) of prescription drugs.