Indiana excise police to collect unwanted prescriptions

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana excise police will be collecting consumers’ leftover, expired or unwanted prescription drugs to prevent theft and abuse.

The agency’s district office in Indianapolis will take free and anonymous collection of the medications on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m..

A list of participating disposal sites is available at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s website, www.dea.gov.

Americans returned more than 188 tons of prescription pills in the last nationwide collection drive in October.

The 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that more Americans abuse prescription drugs than those using cocaine, hallucinogens and heroin combined. The majority of those who abuse the drugs get them from family and friends