Drug Take-Back Event This Saturday ,April 27, 2013 10-2 PM, Burbank Police Station Rear Lot
On Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Burbank Police Department will be partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide the public with an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous prescription drugs.
The public will be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at the Burbank Police station, in the rear parking lot, free of charge, and no questions asked. By doing so, they will be helping prevent drug abuse and theft.
The American people have again responded overwhelmingly to the most recent DEA-led National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. During the last Take-Back Event, on September 29, 2012, citizens turned in approximately 488,395 pounds (244 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,263 take-back sites that were available in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
When the results of the four Take-Back Days to date are combined, the DEA and its state, local, and tribal law-enforcement and community partners have removed over 2 million pounds (1,018 tons) of medication from circulation.
Prescription drugs that languish in the home are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse, creating a public health crisis. The rate of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. today is at an alarmingly high level – two-and-a-half times more people currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, and inhalants combined, according to the recently released 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
The public can find a nearby collection site by visiting www.dea.gov and clicking the “Got Drugs?” banner, which links to a database where they can enter their zip code. The Burbank Police station will have a collection container available from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, April 27, 2013, in the parking lot to the rear of the station.
Questions regarding this statement may be directed to
Officer Joshua Kendrick, @ 818-238-3223
Address/Location
Burbank Police Department, California
200 North Third Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 818-238-3000
200 North 3rd Street
Burbank, CA 91502