[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5074]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NATIONAL DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from West 
Virginia (Mr. Jenkins) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia. Mr. Speaker, many people have unneeded 
or expired medications in their medicine cabinets. It can be hard to 
know how to dispose of these medications properly.
  On Saturday, April 30, we have an opportunity to safely dispose of 
unused, expired, or unwanted prescription medications. Saturday is 
National Drug Take-Back Day, where you can take medicines to an 
official drop-off site to have them disposed of responsibly.
  This is a no-questions-asked chance to clean out your medicine 
cabinets and improve the safety of your own homes.
  West Virginia and this Nation are in the grips of a drug epidemic, 
and it will take all of us working together to solve this problem. Each 
one of us can do our part. While it may seem like something small, 
safely disposing of unused medicines and medications is one of these 
measures.
  Drug Take-Back Day is a chance for our communities to come together 
and show that we are united in combating the drug epidemic. Small 
efforts can make a huge difference.
  Please go to DEA.gov and find a local Drug Take-Back Day location 
near you.

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