Next Drug Take Back Day scheduled for Oct. 28

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 28. These twice-yearly events (held in April and October) 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 April, communities across the country removed nearly 664,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions to help prevent drug misuse.

Resources

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan supports Drug Take Back events as part of its ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. We offer a range of materials you can share with your patients and employees. For example:

• Our Opioid Resources Employer Toolkit contains an opioid resources guide and educational materials on topics such as how to safely store and dispose of medicine.
• Our Opioids website provides information about the opioid epidemic, opioid dependence and using opioids safely.
• We’ll publish a blog on mibluesperspectives.com in October.

Finding a drug disposal facility

Let your patients know they can find a drug disposal facility near them by checking out the DEA’s search tool.** For more information on Drug Take Back Day or the 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.