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Colorado Law Enforcement Collects Unwanted Prescription Drugs

(CBS4) - Law enforcement agencies across Colorado collected prescription drugs as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

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Stations were set up across the state to safely dispose of the pills and over-the-counter drugs.

The effort aims to keep the medicine from getting into the wrong hands or being flushed where it can end up passing through the wastewater plant.

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The pill collected from the Denver metro area will be taken to the DEA Denver Office where they will be destroyed.

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