Alaskans turn In 3,931 pounds during National Prescription Take Back Day

ANCHORAGE — Alaskans turned in 3,931 pounds of prescription medication April 27 during the sixth Drug Enforcement Administration National Prescription Drug Take Back event.

Until a safe disposal process for prescription medications is established nationwide, the DEA will continue to partner with agencies like Alaska State Troopers to sponsor biannual Take Back Days.

Alaska State Troopers thanks the DEA along with the Alaska National Guard Counterdrug Support Program, the U.S. Department of Justice, Anchorage Police Department, Fort Wainwright, Joint Base Elmendorf‐Richardson, Juneau PD, Wasilla PD, Palmer PD, Valdez PD, North Pole PD, Soldotna PD, Kenai PD and Seward PD for their efforts. The event wouldn’t have been possible or successful without the enormous effort put out by the volunteers and private agencies.

In all, 31 Take Back locations in 25 communities around Alaska participated in the event: Anchorage, Aniak, Bethel, Dillingham, Eagle River, Emmonak, Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright, Glennallen, Juneau, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Ketchikan, Klawock, Kodiak, Kotzebue, McGrath, Nome, North Pole, Palmer, St. Mary’s, Seward, Sitka, Soldotna, Talkeetna and Wasilla.