Story by Vernishia Vaughn | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 04.20.2023
This year’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Apr. 22. However, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is reminding its beneficiaries that prescription drug take back is year-round at Walter Reed....
Story by Keisha Frith | Womack Army Medical Center | 10.27.2022
Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) and the Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) are coming together on Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist Fort Bragg residents with the proper disposal of prescription drugs during this year’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day....
Courtesy Story | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 04.28.2022
Whether living on a military installation or within the local community, it is important to know the options available to responsibly and safely dispose of unused, unwanted, or expired household prescription or over-the-counter drugs....
Story by Timothy Koster | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 10.23.2021
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force partnered with the Drug Enforcement Agency, Connecticut State Police, and local police departments to help dispose of unwanted prescription medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Oct. 23-24, 2021....
Story by Senior Airman Marcus Bullock | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 04.23.2021
Many individuals may not know what to do with their expired or unused prescriptions. These prescriptions tend to find an indefinite home in medicine cabinets or worse, end up with someone who they were not prescribed to. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, observed on April 24 this year, aims to educate and provide an avenue for people to safely dispose of their unused or expired......
Story by Sgt. Andrew Kuhn | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 05.08.2017
Members of the Ohio National Guard worked alongside personnel from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement agencies to collect 8,816 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs May 1-2, during the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day spring collection period, from areas around Columbus and Cincinnati....
