On April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the 49th Security Forces Squadron, 49th Medical Group pharmacy and the Drug Demand Reduction Office will team up with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to give the public an opportunity to prevent drug abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription and non-prescription drugs. During this time, patients may bring all their old, expired, unused and unwanted medications for disposal to the Holloman AFB Exchange, Commissary or Shoppette. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

1. Got Drugs?
Holloman Drug Take Back Day
Where: BX, Commissary&Shoppette
When: Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 Time: 1000 – 1400
Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. The number
of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs is remarkably high and on the rise. To address this
public safety issue, on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the 49th Security Forces Squadron, 49th Medical Group
pharmacy and the Drug Demand Reduction Office will team up with the Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) to give the public an opportunity to prevent drug abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially
dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription and non-prescription drugs. During this time,
patients may bring all their old, expired, unused and unwanted medications for disposal to the Holloman AFB
Exchange, Commissary or Shoppette. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Items Accepted Items NotAccepted
Prescription medications. NO: Needles/ Lancets/
Medication samples. Syringes
Over-the-counter
medications. NO: Thermometers
Vitamins, supplements. NO: Aerosol cans
Medications for pets. NO: Empty containers
Medicated NO: Personal care products
ointments/lotions. (non-medicated shampoo,
etc).
NO: Bloody or infectious
Inhalers waste
Liquid medicine in glass NO: Hydrogen Peroxide
or leak-proof containers.