Annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day to be held Saturday at BRPD headquarters

BATON ROUGE - The annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day will take place at the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters on April 26, according to officials.The event, which is hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, allows volunteers to collect prescription drugs and over the counter medicine.According to the DEA, the take back has removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the United States.DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, p