Wisconsin leads nation in drug take-back ahead of Saturday event

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 15:02 · Archive

Wisconsin is hosting 110 drug take-back events on Saturday as part of a twice-yearly collection effort run by the Department of Justice in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Participants are asked to clean out their medicine cabinets and bring unused, unwanted or expired drugs to local no-questions-asked sites.

Wisconsin has led the nation in drug take-back for the tenth consecutive time, collecting 57,054 pounds in the most recent spring collection period. Attorney General Josh Kaul said preventing misuse of medications is crucial to fighting addiction. 'This misuse can lead to other illicit drug addictions. And this means that one of the solutions to fighting the opioid epidemic and drug addiction starts with safely disposing of unused and unwanted items in your medicine cabinet,' he said.

The initiative aims to prevent medications falling into the hands of people struggling with substance use disorder.

How it is being reported

• Wisconsin leads nation ahead of drug take-back dayAhead of Saturday’s Drug Take-Back Day, officials are highlighting 110 events taking place around Wisconsin.WSAW · 24 Oct, 14:23
• Wisconsin leads nation ahead of drug take-back dayAhead of Saturday’s Drug Take-Back Day, officials are highlighting 110 events taking place around Wisconsin.WBAY · 23 Oct, 21:58

In this story: Wisconsin · Josh Kaul · Department of Justice · Wisconsin Department of Health Services

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