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This event is part of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, a movement backed by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to help prevent medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting. #rxdropoff

“It will have huge impacts and I just don’t think people realize what’s really coming,” Weis said. “It’s not a Republican or Democrat thing. The two state’s attorneys who filed first are Democrats, so I’m telling you this is not politics. It is something that truly needs to be addressed, and if it’s not addressed before Jan. 1, it will be almost impossible to fix.” #Safe-tAct