National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 24 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

This bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local dropoff locations nationwide, some of which are here in Havelock and Craven County. 

• Click here to locate the takeback site nearest you.

You can also find locations that will take back your unneeded prescription drugs all year-round. Overdose deaths continue to hit tragic record highs. Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. That's dangerous and often tragic. Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused. By turning in your unneeded prescription drugs, you may save someone's life or your own.