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The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day was Saturday, April 24, 2021, from 10:00am - 2:00pm, with 54 locations, both law enforcement and pharmacies, in 33 Kentucky counties, to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
The DEA's Take Back Day events provide an opportunity for Kentuckians to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths.
In National Take Back 1-18, Kentucky has collected a total of 163,037 pounds of unused and/or unwanted prescription medications at all Drug Take Back events and locations since October 2011.