[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 28.
  In the 30 years I served as a community pharmacist, I saw 
prescription drugs save lives. However, I have also seen these same 
drugs, coupled with addiction, ruin careers, ruin families, and ruin 
lives. Today, 89 people die in the United States every day from 
prescription painkiller overdose.
  Prescription drugs have become the target of theft and abuse, and it 
is critical that we do everything we can to combat the epidemic by 
safely disposing of unused medications. That is why I encourage you to 
go through your medicine cabinets, find any unused prescription 
medications, and bring them to your closest take-back location.
  The DEA website allows you to easily search the closest collection 
site. By disposing of your unused medications, you are saving lives in 
your community.
  Again, National Prescription Take Back Day is April 28.

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