National Prescription Drug Take Back Day 2019

Now in its ninth year, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day events continue to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and abused by family members and visitors, including children and teens.

The initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse.

Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United States are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.

Two locations in Sonoma County

Rohnert Park Public Safety
500 City Center Drive
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Cloverdale Police Department
112 Broad Street
Cloverdale, CA 95425

Information for DEA’s spring National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is available at www.deatakeback.com.