On September 23, 2014, DEA announced that its ninth Take Back Day would be the agency’s last. The announcement was made shortly after DEA published the Final Rule implementing the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010. The regulations promulgated by DEA allow “authorized collectors” the opportunity to receive and securely dispose of prescription
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DEA Announces New Ways for the Public to Dispose of Unused Controlled Substances
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Beginning next month, consumers will have an easier time getting rid of unused painkillers and other addictive drugs, which DEA hopes will discourage people from flushing the drugs down the toilet, throwing them in the garage, or leaving them, forgotten, in their medicine cabinets. The new disposal methods include allowing people to drop off…