Drug Take Back Day scheduled at Buckley

The Buckley pharmacy will be partnering with law enforcement agencies 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 27 near the Buckley Commissary entrance for the annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rob Hazelett/Released)

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Drug Take Back Day scheduled at Buckley

Published Sept. 25, 2014
460th Space Wing Public Affairs

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The Buckley pharmacy will be partnering with law enforcement agencies 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 27 near the Buckley Commissary entrance for the annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

The service aims to provide a safe way of disposing expired, unwanted or dangerous drugs stored at home that could be abused or contaminate the environment.

Items that cannot be accepted for take-back programs are: needles and sharp items, mercury thermometers, oxygen containers, chemotherapy and radioactive substances, pressurized canisters and illicit drugs.

For more information, visit www.dea.gov.