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KSP receives over 600 pounds of drugs during "Take Back" day

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KENTUCKY (WFIE) -

Kentucky State Police reports that the National "Take Back" Initiative netted the agency over 600 pounds of prescription drugs from those who wished to discard unwanted medications. 

Each of the sixteen KSP Post locations collected the drugs from 10:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. this past Saturday.

The program, organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration, is intended to give people a safe and convenient way to get rid of unneeded medications.

KSP Commissioner Rodney Brewer said, "The continued support of citizens who choose to properly dispose of unwanted prescription pills speaks volumes to the effectiveness of this program" said Brewer. "Once again, Kentuckians have assisted law enforcement in the removal of potentially dangerous drugs from reaching the hands of those whom they do not belong."

The KSP drop off locations accounted for sixteen of the 4,000 sites across the country that participated in the program.

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