DEA Collects Record Number of Pills on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

DEA Collects Record Number of Pills on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain. John Moore/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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As the opioid crisis reaches soaring new heights, Americans across the country came together to drop off a record number of unused pills.

The 15th annual event held by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) collected and destroyed nearly 1 million pounds—almost 475 tons—of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs, the department announced Monday, May 4.
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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