COLORADO — Last weekend's Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) National Drug Take Back Day collected more than 12 tons of unused or expired medicines across the Rocky Mountain region.
The region includes the following states:
- Colorado
- Montana
- Utah
- Wyoming
In Colorado, more than 11,500 pounds were collected across 79 different drop off points. Utah collected 10,800 pounds. Montana and Wyoming combined for nearly 3,000 pounds.
The DEA says everyone who participated helped make their community safer.
If you still want to dispose of your unwanted medicine, there are nine sites in our region that collect year round. Those sites include hospitals, police departments and other community sites dedicated to safety.
To view a list of these sites, visit the U.S. Department of Justice's website.
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