Sarasota Police host DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Sarasota Police Department partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration, will host the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event is designed to give community members a safe, free and anonymous way to dispose of prescription medications.The DEA and its law enforcement partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other solid prescription drugs at participating locations.In Sarasota, collection sites will be set up at the Sarasota Police Department, 2099 Adams Lane, and at Caring Collective, 1750 17th St.Syringes, sharps and illicit drugs will not be accepted. Liquid medications, including cough syrup, should be dropped off in their original containers with caps tightly secured to prevent leakage.Take Back Day aims to keep old, unwanted or expired medications from being misused or abused. Ever since the program began, more than 20.4 million pounds of medication have been removed from circulation, a