(The 31st National Drug Take Back Day)....It was held October 24th.

The event is hosted by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA say on October 24th, they and 4,200 law enforcement partners were able to collect 645,636 pounds of unused medications as part of the ongoing effort to prevent drug misuse.. There were 4,212 collection sites nationwide, including 64 tribal locations. Since 2010, DEA's National Prescription Take Back Day has collected 21,679,861 pounds of unused, unwanted, and expired medications, the equivalent of more than 10,840 tons, to help prevent prescription drug misuse and reduce the risk of accidental overdoses and poisonings