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National Drug Take Back Day, taking place Saturday, October 25, 2025, provides a safe way to dispose of expired, unwanted, or unused prescription medications and helps reduce the risk of misuse. Since 2010, the DEA has worked with local partners to make medication disposal accessible and raise awareness about the dangers of keeping unused drugs at home.

The last Drug Take-back Day took place on April 26, 2025, and saw participation from 110 law enforcement agencies in Kansas with 73 collection sites, and a total of 9,324 lbs. of drugs were collected. Nationwide, 4,472 law enforcement agencies participated with 4,590 collection sites. A total of 620,321 pounds of drugs were collected.

The most common drugs collected during the take back, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, are opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine.

Since the start of Drug Take-back Day, Kansas has collected 277,989 lbs. of unused medications, and nationally the all-time weight collected is 19,820,761 lbs.

To find more information on Drug Take-back Day, including drop-off sites, click here. Those unable to drop off their prescriptions during Drug Take-back Day, can find permanent drop boxes at Every Day is Take Back Day.