National Drug Take-Back Day with locations to drop off unused medications

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) -- April 26 is National Drug Take-Back Day with pharmacies all over the country joining forces to fight against prescription drug misuse.

Collection sites were set up nationwide to take back tablets, capsules, patches and other solid prescription drugs with no questions asked.

This follows a successful fall when over four thousand law enforcement agencies collected over 630,000 pounds of medication.

More than 19 million pounds have been safely removed from homes across the U.S., with officials saying that cleaning out the medicine cabinet and discarding medications that people no longer need is crucial to reducing the threat of potential harm.

People don't just have to wait one day per year to dispose of their unused medications. Website's like the state's Safe Medication Return, is a good resource to see where to drop off unused prescriptions.