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. 2015 Sep;105(9):e89–e94. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302689

TABLE 2—

Total Pounds and Dosage Units of Prescription and Controlled Substances Collected at Each of 8 Permanent Drug Disposal Box Collection Sites: Northeast Tennessee, 2012–2014

Collection Site Population (2012), No. Local DEA Drug Take-Back Event Collection Period, d Total Collected, lbs Controlled Substances Collected, lbs Controlled Substances Collected, Units
S3 2 512 Yes 62 42 2.5 2 628
S4 3 193 Yes 567 850 51 16 940
S2 4 397 Yes 225 95.5 9 3 826
S1 5 138 Yes 164 301.5 23 13 096
S8 14 204 Yes 216 401 16 7 796
S5 26 675 Yes 229 158.5 5.5 2 469
S7 51 501 No 742 2 048 89 39 899
S6 64 528 Yes 553 944.5 42.5 19 810
Total 172 148 4 841 238.5 106 464

Note. DEA = Drug Enforcement Administration.