Portsmouth Police To Host Drug Take Back Day

Portsmouth RI

25 April, 2022

4:20 PM

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PORTSMOUTH, RI — Portsmouth police will take part in Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 30. "The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims 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.," police said in a statement. Unwanted prescription drugs may be dropped off at the police station on April 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At last year's event, the DEA collected a large amount of expired, unwanted, and unused prescription medications, with the nation's public turning in close to 500 tons of unwanted drugs. Drug Take Back Day is a partnership between the Portsmouth Police Department, the DEA, Gosnold and the Prevention Partnership.