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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday, and the County is encouraging community members to collect their unused and expired medications and take them to a drop off location around the County.
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A total of 722 San Diegans died because of meth and another 576 people died due to prescription drugs in the region last year, the Methamphetamine Strike Force and Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force announced today.
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The number of unintentional fentanyl deaths increased by 64% from 2018 to 2019, while at the same time prescription drug deaths rose nearly 12%.
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Local prescription drug deaths declined in 2018. Deaths due to heroin increased. And fentanyl deaths continued to climb.
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San Diegans will once again have an opportunity to get rid of unused or unwanted medications during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s spring Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 27.
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Local prescription drug deaths have set a new record. Deaths due to heroin have dropped. But fentanyl deaths have skyrocketed.
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Sixty percent of San Diegans have used permanent disposal boxes or take back days to get rid of their unwanted prescription drugs.
