NEWARK, NJ - Drug Enforcement Administration Agents partnered with the New Jersey Army National Guard CounterDrug Task Force to collect and dispose of unwanted prescription medications during Operation Take Back New Jersey, Oct 31, 2023, at the Covanta site in Newark, New Jersey. Operation Take Back NJ is a biannual event that encourages residents to safely dispose of unused or expired medications consequence-free.
Since 1973 when the DEA declared war on the epidemic of drug overdoses nationwide, Take Back Days have helped communities in need to address public health, environmental, and nationwide security concerns by safely disposing of unused and expired medications.
There were 240 collection sites across the state and 218 Law Enforcement Agencies participated, helping provide a total of 14,459 lbs. of unwanted prescription medications which were collected and disposed of at the Covanta Essex Resource Recovery Facility in Newark, NJ.
For more information on National DEA Take Back Day, please visit https://www.dea.gov/takebackday.
(U.S. Army National Guard article by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Martinez)
(U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Sidnee Maldonado and Spc. Katherine Valdivieso)
| Date Taken: | 10.30.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 11.21.2023 12:37 |
| Photo ID: | 8134110 |
| VIRIN: | 231030-Z-IY093-6971 |
| Resolution: | 2016x1512 |
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| Location: | NEW JERSEY, US |
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