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(Hear from Acting DEA Administrator Uttam Dhillon as he discusses the National Prescription Drug
Take Back Day initiative, where citizens across America can turn in your unused and unwanted
medications, no questions asked. (Courtesy of CBS This Morning. Posted on Oct 22, 2019.)
unused, and unwanted prescrip-
tion medications since the inception
of the National Prescription Drug
Take Back Initiative in 2010.
removing potentially dangerous
unused drugs from our nation’s med-
icine cabinets, but also in raising
awareness of their link to addiction
and overdose deaths,” explained DEA
With hundreds of confirmed lung Acting Administrator Uttam Dhill-
injuries and dozens of deaths at- on.
tributed to vaping use, DEA is work-
ing diligently in our communities
and through outreach efforts to
spread the word about the dangers
of vaping.
“In an effort to combat another
emerging public health threat –
particularly to our nation’s youth
– we’re proud to have extended the
same opportunity to those looking
“DEA’s Take Back Day events have to dispose of harmful vaping prod-
been extremely successful in not only ucts.”
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