BATON ROUGE, LA – Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day,
and Attorney General Jeff Landry is encouraging Louisiana residents to
participate in the day’s numerous events around the State.
“The number of drug-overdose deaths between 2019 and
2020 rose more rapidly in Louisiana than any other state,” said
Attorney General Landry. “Prescription Drug Take Back Day gives every
Louisianan the opportunity to make their communities safer by keeping drugs out
of the wrong hands.”
Attorney General Landry’s Office has teamed up with
several sheriff offices, police departments, fire departments, and area
hospitals to help host drug take back events organized by the Drug Enforcement
Agency. These efforts provide people avenues for safe and proper disposal of
expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs.
“Our fight against the opioid epidemic must take a full
commitment from the public,” added Attorney General Landry. “The DEA’s events
this Saturday make it easy for all of us to participate.”
The complete list of DEA events with full addresses and partnering law
enforcement agencies may be found at https://takebackday.dea.gov.
Attorney General Landry has also partnered with Blue
Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and the National Association of Drug
Diversion Investigators to provide nearly 80 permanent prescription drug drop
boxes – free of charge – to law enforcement agencies across 50 parishes in
Louisiana.
The current list of those permanent drop boxes in our
State may be found at www.EndTheEpidemicLA.org.