Hurlburt to participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Published April 22, 2014 By Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Looking for a safe and convenient way to dispose of your outdated medications? National Prescription Drug Take-back Day is April 26. Hurlburt will have a site set up between the commissary and the base exchange from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people to bring excess prescription drugs that otherwise could be abused or contaminate the environment. A 2011 national survey on drug use found that Americans are twice as likely to regularly abuse prescription drugs as they are to regularly use cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin and inhalants combined. The same study found more than 70 percent of people abusing prescription pain relievers got them through friends or relatives, often without their knowledge. During the last take-back day in October 2013, Americans disposed of more than 647,211 pounds of prescription drugs. The last seven take-back days have collected more than 3.4 million pounds of unused medication. Prescription and over-the-counter "solid dosage" drugs--tablets and capsules--are accepted, but intravenous solutions, injectable medications and needles are not. Illegal substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine are also accepted.