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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Floor Speech

Date: April 26, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Drugs

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 28.

In the 30 years I served as a community pharmacist, I saw prescription drugs save lives. However, I have also seen these same drugs, coupled with addiction, ruin careers, ruin families, and ruin lives. Today, 89 people die in the United States every day from prescription painkiller overdose.

Prescription drugs have become the target of theft and abuse, and it is critical that we do everything we can to combat the epidemic by safely disposing of unused medications. That is why I encourage you to go through your medicine cabinets, find any unused prescription medications, and bring them to your closest take-back location.

The DEA website allows you to easily search the closest collection site. By disposing of your unused medications, you are saving lives in your community.

Again, National Prescription Take Back Day is April 28.

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