On April 22, 2023, Upper Allen Police will be partnering with the Giant Food Store on Cumberland Parkway for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event will take place at Giant from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is an effort to rid homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
During the last Take Back Day held on Oct. 29, 2022, 4,340 law enforcement participants at 4,902 collection sites across the country brought in a total weight of 647,163 pounds, or 324 tons, of drugs. This brings the total weight collected to 16.6 million pounds, or more than 8,318 tons, of prescription drugs collected in the history of the program. Collection results may include materials other than prescription drugs.
In addition to the DEA’s National Drug Take Back Day on April 22, prescription drugs can be disposed of any day at the Upper Allen Township Police Department.
