PHOENIX NEWS
September 27, 2012
Contact: Public Information Officer
Number: 602 664-5725
Arizona Hosts Fifth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, September 29th
Take-Back Day to help residents clean out their medicine cabinets of old, unwanted, potentially harmful drugs
WHAT: "STATEWIDE PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK EVENT"
WHEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
WHERE: STATEWIDE-over 92 drop-off locations
WHO: DEA and over 56 state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies
DETAILS:  The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its state, local and tribal law enforcement partners will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
Collection sites will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public can find a nearby collection site by visitingwww.dea.gov
, clicking on the 
"Got Drugs?"  icon, and following the links to a database where they can enter their zip code.