缉毒局 DEA 第31届全国处方药回收日10月24日举行：全美逾4400个回收点免费匿名交回过期药
华盛顿讯：美国缉毒局（Drug Enforcement Administration，DEA）宣布，将与全美4,300多家执法机构伙伴合作，于10月24日（周六）上午10时至下午2时举行第31届全国处方药回收日（National Prescription Drug Take Back Day）。届时全美将设立4,400多个回收点，居民可免费、匿名交回家中不再需要、已经过期或未使用完的处方药。
缉毒局局长 Terry Cole 表示，自2010年该活动创办以来，全美居民已通过回收日交回超过2,000万磅不再需要的药品。他说，参加回收日可以防止有成瘾风险的药品落入不该拿到它们的人手中，「一小步就能挽救生命」，并呼吁居民在10月24日花几分钟时间清理自家药柜。缉毒局旧金山外勤分局负责人 Bob P. Beris 表示，未使用或过期的处方药留在家庭药柜里，对家人与社区都是现实威胁，回收日提供免费、安全、便利的正规处理渠道。
缉毒局公布的回收范围包括：片剂、胶囊、贴剂等形式的处方药，以及密封在原包装容器内的液体药品；注射器、锐器与非法毒品不予回收。缉毒局援引药物滥用与心理健康服务局（SAMHSA）的数据指出，羟考酮、氢可酮、可待因、吗啡等处方类阿片药物是被滥用最普遍的处方止痛药，把不再需要的药品移出家庭可降低误用与意外误食的风险。
缉毒局同时表示，居民可通过该局的回收日专题网站查询就近的登记回收点；无法在当日参加的，全美另有15,300多家药房、医院与商家常年提供安全的药品处置服务，许多警察局也设有常设投放箱。南加州多地警局已公布本地回收点安排，Santa Clarita 等地将于同日设点回收。
关联：Santa Clarita市警局分站10月24日办处方药回收日 居民可匿名交回过期药
DEA to Host 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 24 at More Than 4,400 Sites Nationwide
Washington: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced it will host the 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in collaboration with more than 4,300 law enforcement partners. More than 4,400 collection sites will be set up across the country, where residents can anonymously dispose of unneeded, expired and unused prescription medications free of charge.
DEA Administrator Terry Cole said that since the program began in 2010, Take Back Day has helped Americans remove more than twenty million pounds of unneeded medications from their homes. Participating prevents potentially addictive medications from falling into the wrong hands, he said, calling it a small step that can save lives, and he urged everyone to take a few minutes on October 24 to clean out their medicine cabinets. Bob P. Beris, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA San Francisco Field Division, said unused or expired prescription drugs in home medicine cabinets present a real threat to families and communities, and that Take Back Day offers a free, safe and convenient way to dispose of them properly.
According to the DEA, collection sites will accept tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of prescription medications, as well as liquid medications securely sealed in their original containers. Syringes, sharps and illicit drugs will not be collected. Citing the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the DEA noted that prescription opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine and morphine are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications, and that removing unneeded medications from the home reduces the risk of misuse or accidental ingestion.
The DEA said residents can find a registered collection site near them through its Take Back Day website. For those unable to take part on October 24, more than 15,300 pharmacies, hospitals and businesses nationwide offer safe medication disposal year-round, and many police departments provide permanent drop boxes. Law enforcement agencies across Southern California have announced local collection arrangements, with sites including Santa Clarita operating on the same day.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图：居民在处方药回收活动现场将家中不再需要的药品交入回收箱（资料图）。Cpl. Thomas Mudd 摄，美国海军陆战队发布，公共领域，经维基共享资源。Photo: A resident turns in unneeded medication at a prescription drug take-back event (file photo). Photo by Cpl. Thomas Mudd, U.S. Marine Corps, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
