NATIONAL TAKE-BACK INITIATIVE
Upcoming Take-Back Day — April 27, 2013
(10:00AM - 2:00PM)
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for those who missed the previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications.
In the four previous Take-Back events, DEA in conjunction with our state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners have collected more than 2 million pounds (1,018 tons) of prescription medications were removed from circulation.
The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of these medications.
Shortly after DEA’s first Take-Back Day event two years ago, Congress passed, and President Obama signed, the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, which amended the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), allowing DEA to develop permanent, ongoing, and responsible methods for disposal. Prior to the passage of the Disposal Act, the CSA provided no legal means for transferring possession of controlled substance medications from users to other individuals for disposal. On December 21, 2012, DEA published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Disposal of Controlled Substances. These regulations would implement the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-273) by expanding the options available to collect controlled substances from ultimate users for purposes of disposal to include: Take-Back events, mail-back programs, and collection receptacle locations.
However, until these regulations become permanent, DEA will continue to hold Take-Back Days.
General Public Inquiries:
Please check back April 1, 2013 to locate collection sites near you.
Download posters, handouts and other materials to promote National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
Law Enforcement Agencies Only:
For law enforcement agencies that wish to host a collection site please call the POC in your area.
State |
Point Of Contact |
Telephone Number |
Alabama |
GS Pat Millier |
205-321-8600 |
Alaska |
Michelle Ferguson |
206-553-1154 |
Arizona |
GS Mike Grafton |
602-664-5600 |
Arkansas |
GS Lisa Barnhill |
501-217-6500 |
California (Middle) |
DPM Mike Lewis |
213-621-6942 |
California (Northern) |
GS Glenn Moore |
415-436-7798 |
California (Southern) |
GS Tom Lenox |
858-616-4100 |
Carribbean |
ASAC Pedro Janer |
787-277-4700 |
Colorado |
GS Helen Kaupang |
720-895-4231 |
Conneticut |
DPM Nancy Coffey |
617-557-2191 |
Delaware |
Luis Carrion |
215-238-5160 |
District of Columbia |
ASAC Scott Masumoto |
202-305-8500 |
Florida |
DPM Susan Langston |
954 -306-4650 |
Georgia |
DPM Barbara Heath |
404-893-7165 |
Hawaii |
GS Howard Shu |
808-541-3052 |
Idaho |
Michelle Ferguson |
206-553-1154 |
Illinois (Northern half) |
DPM Demetra Ashley |
312-353-7875 |
Illinois (Southern half) |
DPM Scott Collier |
314-538-4600 |
Indiana |
DPM Demetra Ashley |
312-353-7875 |
Iowa |
DPM Scott Collier |
314-538-4600 |
Kansas |
DPM Scott Collier |
314-538-4600 |
Kentucky |
GS Martin Redd |
502-582-5905 |
Louisianna |
GS Louis Lejarza |
504-840-1100 |
Maine |
RAC Mike Wardrop |
207-780-3331 x11 |
Maryland |
GS Terry Riley |
410-244-3629 |
Massachusetts |
DPM Nancy Coffey |
617-557-2191 |
Michigan |
ASAC Fred Smith |
313-234-4000 |
Minnesota |
GS Jack Henderson |
612-344-4143 |
Mississippi |
GS Louis Lejarza |
504-840-1100 |
Missouri |
DPM Scott Collier |
314-538-4600 |
Montana |
RAC Joe Kirkland |
406-655-2900 |
Nebraska |
DPM Scott Collier |
314-538-4600 |
Nevada |
DPM Mike Lewis |
213-621-6942 |
New Hamphire |
RAC Leo Ducey |
603-628-7411 |
New Jersey |
Robert Slavkovsky |
973-776-1100 |
New Mexico |
GS Philip Hart |
505-346-7419 |
New York City, Long Island, & Surrounding |
GS Luke Braxton |
212-337-3900 |
New York UpState |
ASAC Jim Burns |
518-782-2000 |
North Carolina |
DPM Barbara Heath |
404-893-7165 |
North Dakota |
DPM Demetra Ashley |
312-353-7875 |
Ohio |
ASAC Kevin McDermott |
614-255-4200 |
Oklahoma |
DPM Lisa Sullivan |
214-366-6900 |
Oregon |
Michelle Ferguson |
206-553-1154 |
Pennsylvania (Eastern) |
Luis Carrion |
215-238-5160 |
Pennsylvania(Western) |
Kurt Dittmer |
412-777-1871 |
Rhode Island |
RAC John Kleczkowski |
401-732-2550 |
South Carolina |
DPM Barbara Heath |
404-893-7165 |
South Dakota |
DPM Scott Collier |
314-538-4600 |
Tennessee |
DPM Barbara Heath |
404-893-7165 |
Texas (North) |
DPM Lisa Sullivan |
214-366-6900 |
Texas (South) |
GS Samuel Kemp |
210-442-5620 |
Texas (West) |
GS David Cota |
915-832-6000 |
Utah |
GS Lynette Wingert |
801-524-4156 |
Vermont |
RAC Jeff Boobar |
802-951-2900 |
Virginia |
ASAC Terence Sullivan |
804-627-6300 |
Washington |
Michelle Ferguson |
206-553-1154 |
West Virginia |
GS John Ryan |
304-347-5209 |
Wisconsin |
DPM Demetra Ashley |
312-353-7875 |
Wyoming |
RAC Jay Erickson |
307-778-1500 |
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