National Drug Takeback day is coming on. On October 17th, you can get rid of old prescriptions safely by taking them in to the Kennewick Police Department.

October 27th is DEA National RX Take Back Day. According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.2 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.

 

If you want to help keep prescription drugs off the streets, and/or out of the hands of loved ones, please take your unused prescriptions to the Kennewick Police Department on October 27th from 10AM to 2PM. If you can't make it to Kennewick, but you still want to participate, click here for more information. Let's help our community by disposing of prescription medications the safest way possible.

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