Saturday marked National Drug Take Back Day, allowing residents to safely and easily dispose of unwanted prescription medications. The Drug Enforcement Administration partners with law enforcement all across the country to hold these events,

The Drug Enforcement Administration encourages everyone to turn in their unused and unwanted prescriptions on Saturday, October 26, during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.The Community Partnership of the Ozarks has three sites set up in Springfield.

October 26 is the DEA National Drug Take Back Day, an event in which residents are encouraged to safely dispose of any unused or expired prescription medication.

The Hailey Police Department collects a little over seven pounds of prescription drugs from the community for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital held its annual Crush the Crisis prescription drug take-back day Saturday and collected more than 60 pounds of medication. The take-back event was held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at HCA Florida Darwin Square Emergency.

As part of National Drug Take Back Day, different organizations around Cabell County set up drop off locations so people could drop off prescription drugs in a safe and efficient way.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day was on Oct. 26, when law enforcement agencies all over the nation offered people a safe way to get rid of their unused prescription, and Idaho was no different.

To prepare for Take Back Day, officials say you should take inventory of your medications and identify which are unwanted or expired.

Many places in the Pittsburgh area held events where people could drop off unwanted prescriptions with no questions asked.

Today was National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. It’s a day that encourages safe practices and designates locations for the disposal of unused medications. The Pittsburg Police Department serves as one of many local drop-off locations in the Four States.