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DEA and Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

Drug Enforcement Administration or DEA ad on front page of the Arizona Republic on October 18, 2016

You gotta admit weather the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) is arresting people for victimless "Drug War" crimes or running dumb *ss campaigns against drugs, the DEA does a fantastic job of wasting our tax dollars.

In today's, Tuesday, October 18, 2016 issue they ran a display ad on the FRONT page of the Arizona Republic asking people to throw away their expired or unused legal drugs at an approved DEA collection point.

The ad was at the bottom right hand corner on the front page of the Arizona Republic.

The Arizona Republic is the largest newspaper in the state of Arizona.

Personally I think the "War on Drugs" is nothing but a full employment jobs program for cops, and that includes all the cops that work for the DEA.

The "War on Drugs" is also a full employment jobs program for prosecutors, judges, public defenders, probation officers, prison guards and a whole slew of other government and private workers that make big money off of the "War on Drug" by throwing people in prison for victimless drug war crimes.

Of course I would rather have the DEA p*ss away our tax dollars on silly programs like this then throw people in prison for victimless marijuana crimes.

Here is more the this silly program which the DEA paid for an ad on the front page of the Arizona Republic.

Here is the DEA's web page

https://www.dea.gov

Here is what it says about the event on the DEA main web page:

DEA and Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

OCT 17 (washington)

DEA reprises this weekend one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday October 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 4,700 collection sites nationwide, operated by 3,800 local law enforcement agencies and other community partners. The service is free of charge, no questions asked.

Here is a link to another DEA ad which was run the next day:

http://homelessinarizona.100webspace.net/legalize/z_99647.php

Here are the details from a secondary DEA web page:

https://www.dea.gov/divisions/hq/2016/hq101716.shtml

HEADQUARTERS NEWS

October 17, 2016
Contact: DEA Public Affairs
(202) 307-7977

DEA and Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

Thousands of communities participate in this weekend’s event

OCT 17 (WASHINGTON) - DEA reprises this weekend one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday October 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 4,700 collection sites nationwide, operated by 3,800 local law enforcement agencies and other community partners. The service is free of charge, no questions asked.

America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers. 6.4 million Americans age 12 and over—2.4 percent of the population—abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health released last month, more than abuse cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine combined. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. The majority of prescription drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet.

Last April, during its 11th Take Back Day, the DEA and over 4,200 of its national, tribal, and community law enforcement partners collected 893,498 pounds (about 447 tons) of unwanted prescription drugs at almost 5,400 collection sites. Since the program began six years ago, about 6.4 million pounds (about 3,200 tons) of drugs have been collected. That’s more than a quarter pound of pills for each of the 25 million children aged 12 to 17 in America, pills that won’t result in abuse or overdose.

The public can find a nearby collection site by visiting www.dea.gov, clicking on the “Got Drugs?” icon, and following the links to a database where they enter their zip code. Or they can call 800-882-9529. Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the collection sites—liquids and needles or other sharps will not be accepted.

Here is another DEA ad which ran 3 days later on page 8A of the Friday, October 21, 2016 issue of the Arizona Republic.

DEA runs quarter page ad in Arizona Republic on Friday, October 21, 2016

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	You gotta admit weather the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) is arresting people for victimless "Drug War" crimes or running dumb ss campaigns against drugs, the DEA does a fantastic job of wasting our tax dollars. In today's, Tuesday, October 18, 2016 issue they ran a display ad on the FRONT page of the Arizona Republic asking people to throw away their expired or unused legal drugs at an approved DEA collection point. The ad was at the bottom right hand corner on the front page of the Arizona Republic. The Arizona Republic is the largest newspaper in the state of Arizona. Personally I think the "War on Drugs" is nothing but a full employment jobs program for cops, and that includes all the cops that work for the DEA. The "War on Drugs" is also a full employment jobs program for prosecutors, judges, public defenders, probation officers, prison guards and a whole slew of other government and private workers that make big money off of the "War on Drug" by throwing people in prison for victimless drug war crimes. Of course I would rather have the DEA pss away our tax dollars on silly programs like this then throw people in prison for victimless marijuana crimes. Here is more the this silly program which the DEA paid for an ad on the front page of the Arizona Republic. Here is the DEA's web page https://www.dea.gov Here is what it says about the event on the DEA main web page: DEA and Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday OCT 17 (washington) DEA reprises this weekend one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday October 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 4,700 collection sites nationwide, operated by 3,800 local law enforcement agencies and other community partners. The service is free of charge, no questions asked. Here is a link to another DEA ad which was run the next day: http://homelessinarizona.100webspace.net/legalize/z_99647.php Here are the details from a secondary DEA web page: https://www.dea.gov/divisions/hq/2016/hq101716.shtml HEADQUARTERS NEWS October 17, 2016 Contact: DEA Public Affairs (202) 307-7977 DEA and Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday Thousands of communities participate in this weekend’s event OCT 17 (WASHINGTON) - DEA reprises this weekend one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday October 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 4,700 collection sites nationwide, operated by 3,800 local law enforcement agencies and other community partners. The service is free of charge, no questions asked. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers. 6.4 million Americans age 12 and over—2.4 percent of the population—abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health released last month, more than abuse cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine combined. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. The majority of prescription drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Last April, during its 11th Take Back Day, the DEA and over 4,200 of its national, tribal, and community law enforcement partners collected 893,498 pounds (about 447 tons) of unwanted prescription drugs at almost 5,400 collection sites. Since the program began six years ago, about 6.4 million pounds (about 3,200 tons) of drugs have been collected. That’s more than a quarter pound of pills for each of the 25 million children aged 12 to 17 in America, pills that won’t result in abuse or overdose. The public can find a nearby collection site by visiting www.dea.gov, clicking on the “Got Drugs?” icon, and following the links to a database where they enter their zip code. Or they can call 800-882-9529. Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the collection sites—liquids and needles or other sharps will not be accepted. Here is another DEA ad which ran 3 days later on page 8A of the Friday, October 21, 2016 issue of the Arizona Republic.