Prescription drug take-back event offers chance to rid your home of unwanted meds

Bay Area residents with unused prescription medications sitting around the house can safely dispose of them at their local police department and other locations this Saturday during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

The event, organized in partnership with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, helps keep harmful chemicals out of local water systems and out of the hands of anyone who might accidentally or intentionally consume someone else’s medicine — an issue that has become particularly of issue due to the opioid epidemic, the DEA said.