In addition to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Prescription Drug Take-Back Days, the Pennsylvania Governor’s administration offers year-round opportunities to dispose of medication through nearly 900 Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, DDAP Prescription Drug Take-Back Program locations, including Pennsylvania agency buildings, local police stations, and pharmacies.
Since the inception of Pennsylvania’s drug take-back program in 2015, more than 1.5 million pounds – or 750 tons – of prescription medication have been destroyed across all 67 Pennsylvania counties.
DDAP partners with additional agencies in Gov. Shapiro’s Administration, including the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), to collect and destroy medications that are dropped off at the agency’s take-back boxes.
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