'Drug Take Back Day' is Saturday: Check for Leftover Opioids in Your Home

Each year, thousands of Americans head home after a surgery clutching prescription opioids to help ease post-surgical pain.

And with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day slated for Saturday, it's time yet again to raise awareness, one expert said.

The results suggest there are a lot of unused, highly addictive opioids lying around in American homes. “But it's not just about disposal," added Ilyas, who is also a professor of orthopaedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

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