Drug Take Back Day scheduled at Buckley
460th Space Wing Public Affairs
/ Published September 25, 2014
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.