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If you have a bunch of extra oxycodone left over from that time you got your wisdom teeth removed, the Seattle Police Department and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) are offering a place to dump the pills tomorrow.
Saturday marks the 15th anniversary of National Drug Take Back Day, which means you can get rid of your pills anonymously at any Seattle precinct, no questions asked, between 10 AM and 2 PM. According to a recent national survey, half of the adults who abuse prescription drugs start getting their pills from family or friends after physicians overprescribed.
In Seattle and King County, prescription drugs are the second-most identified drug in fatal overdoses.
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