GOT DRUGS? National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

You have a chance on Saturday, September 27th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time to get unwanted, unused and expired medications out of your home and dispose of them properly.  Thousands of locations across the United States will provide a free and anonymous service sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

More than half of the 41,300 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2011 were from prescription drugs and opioid pain relievers.

70% of the people who abuse prescription pain medications for the first time get their meds from a friend or relative�...