National Drug Take Back Day - Fairfax Police

• Prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved and abused or illegally sold.
• Household medications are the number one cause of childhood poisonings.  
• Unused prescription and over-the-counter medications that are flushed contaminate the water supply.  

Americans participating in DEA’s six previous Take-Back Days turned in nearly 2.8 million pounds—almost 1,409 tons—of prescription drugs, most recently at more than 5,800 sites operated by over 4,300 of DEA’s law enforcement partners.

Take-back programs are the best way to dispose of old drugs!

GUIDELINES:

1) This program is anonymous, and does not require anyone to identify themselves or show identification.  Participants are encouraged to remove any identifying information from the prescription label.

2) Participants may dispose of the medication in its original container, or may remove the solid dosage medications from the container and dispose of them directly into the disposal box.

3) All solid dosage pharmaceutical product and liquids in consumer containers will be accepted.  Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original container. The depositor should ensure that the cap is tightly sealed to prevent leakage.

4)  Intra-venous solutions, injectibles, and syringes will not be accepted due to potential hazard posed by blood-borne pathogens.

5)  Illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative and should not be placed in collection containers. 

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!

For more information, please visit www.dea.gov.