Due to a lack of support from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Haines Borough Police Department has canceled its participation in the popular National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
In 2013, the borough advertised the event, held nationally on Sept. 26, and collected more than 40 pounds of pills, patches and miscellaneous medicine during a day-long roundup. It also participated in 2014, though it collected significantly fewer drugs.
The goal of the program is to dispose…
