Next Drug Take Back Day scheduled for April 30

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. These twice-yearly events provide your patients with a safe, convenient and responsible way to dispose of prescription drugs. They also help educate people about the potential for abuse of medications, including opioids.

At the most recent Drug Take Back Day in October, the DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, removed nearly 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan supports these events in various ways as part of its ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. For example, our Opioids 101 site provides a variety of resources, including flyers and brochures, that you can use to help educate your patients about opioids.

Let your patients know they can find a drug disposal facility near them that’s participating in Drug Take Back Day by checking out the DEA’s search tool.** For more information on appropriate disposal of prescription drugs, visit the DEA Diversion Control Division website**

**Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan doesn’t own or control this website.