RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County residents who want to get rid of
expired, unused and unwanted drugs will have an opportunity to discard them at
multiple locations Saturday during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.The effort, organized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in
partnership with local law enforcement agencies is intended to highlight the
importance of taking commonly abused drugs out of circulation."The purpose of this program is to provide a safe, convenient and
responsible means of disposing prescription drugs while also educating the
public about the potential abuse of medications," according to the DEA. "Drug
overdose deaths are up 16 % in the last year, claiming more than 290 lives
every day. Studies show that a majority of abused prescript
