Drug Dump

Covering a recent Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, rally attempting to bring attention to the misuse of drugs, a local news station published the following statistic: "Last year alone, more than 800 Oklahomans died due to drug overdose. Of those, 80 percent were due to prescription drugs such as oxycodone, methadone and hydrocodone" (http://www.kswo.com/story/29927193/group-rallies-for-prescription-medication-abuse-awareness). But, as the infographic above shows, it's a nationwide problem. According to a 2008 World Health Organization survey of legal and illegal drug use in 17 countries (including a couple with less-stringent laws in this arena than ours), we lead the world in illegal drug use (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-leads-the-world-in-illegal-drug-use/). And a British study of 14 countries ranks the U.S. number one in prescription drug usage as well (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/216249/dh_117977.pdf).
   All this is by way of saying that September 26 is National Drug Take-Back Day (except in Pennsylvania and Delaware, where it'll be September 12). It's free and anonymous: http://www.drugs.com/article/national-drug-take-back-day.html