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DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

DEA scheduled the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day for Saturday, April 25, 2026 and explicitly describes Take Back Day as a twice-yearly event.

Date / rule25 April 2026 spring edition verified; DEA hosts the event twice yearly
ScopeUnited States / Drug Enforcement Administration public-safety campaign
VerificationFederal Agency Current Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day?

DEA scheduled the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day for Saturday, April 25, 2026 and explicitly describes Take Back Day as a twice-yearly event.

Date and recurrence

25 April 2026 spring edition verified; DEA hosts the event twice yearly

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / Drug Enforcement Administration public-safety campaign. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, National Drug Take Back Day

Classification

Topic and context

Health, Wellness & Awareness →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Health Information Not Medical Advice.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. DEA — 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back DayFederal Agency
  2. DEA — National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 2026Federal Agency Programme
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day?

25 April 2026 spring edition verified; DEA hosts the event twice yearly The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 25 April 2026 spring edition verified; DEA hosts the event twice yearly.

Does DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / Drug Enforcement Administration public-safety campaign. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day?

The stored designation basis is: DEA scheduled the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day for Saturday, April 25, 2026 and explicitly describes Take Back Day as a twice-yearly event.. Supporting provenance includes DEA — 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / Drug Enforcement Administration public-safety campaign.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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