600 Pounds of Drugs Collected on 'Take Back' Day

Despite the gloomy weather, more than 600 pounds of expired or unused prescription medications were collected in Prince William County on Saturday, the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

The Manassas Park Police Department, the Crime Prevention Unit of the Prince William County Police Department, the City of Manassas Police Department, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Prince William Hospital, Heathcote Health Center and all participated in the

The nationwide prescription drug “Take Back” initiative seeks to prevent pill abuse and theft. The rates of prescription drug abuse in the United States are increasing at alarming rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs, according to DEA officials.

Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.

For more information, please call the Crime Prevention Unit at 703-792-7270.