Shapiro administration promotes drug take-back day with contractors association

Leaders from the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Pennsylvania State Police, and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs have joined with the Keystone Contractors Association to promote participation in the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 25.

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is a program started by the DEA in 2010. It is held twice a year, in the spring and fall, to help prevent prescription drug misuse by offering safe and convenient options for disposing of unused medications.

According to data from the most recent event in April 2025, nearly 32,000 pounds of unused medication were collected in Pennsylvania at more than 230 sites.

Speakers for the initiative include Jon O'Brien, Executive Director of the Keystone Contractors Association; Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, Secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; Major General John Pippy, Pennsylvania Adjutant General; Sergeant Logan Brouse of the Pennsylvania State Police; and Senator John Kane.