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Drug Take Back Event Nets 7,200 Lbs of Meds

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Tom Sofield

The residents of Bucks County turned in a lot of unused or unwanted prescription medication on Saturday, September 27.

The collection event at the Target in Middletown. Credit Erich Martin/Levittownnow.com
The collection event at the Target in Middletown.
Credit Erich Martin/Levittownnow.com

Bucks County officials said 7,200 pounds of medications were collected by authorities throughout county. The drugs were shipped away and incinerated.

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The collection day is a bi-yearly event that is put on by local police and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

At the last collection event in April, 6,200 pounds of unwanted or unused prescription drugs were collected.

Over the past few years, Bucks County residents have turned in 19 to 21 tons of unused drugs, officials said.

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The event gives residents a chance to safely get ride of unwanted, unused or expired medications that otherwise may end up being used illegally or in the public water system.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.