Prescription Drug Take Back Program
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The Prescription Drug Take Back Program is a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration initiative that provides safe, convenient, and responsible ways for the public to dispose of unused or expired prescription medications.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Prescription Drug Take Back Day | 1 |
| Prescription Drug Take Back Program canonical | 1 |
| Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T108274 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prescription Drug Take Back Program Context triple: [Drug Enforcement Administration, hasProgram, Prescription Drug Take Back Program]
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A.
Drug-Free Communities Support Program
The Drug-Free Communities Support Program is a federal grant initiative that funds and supports local community coalitions in their efforts to prevent youth substance use across the United States.
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B.
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is a U.S. federal law that expanded the war on drugs by increasing penalties, funding enforcement and treatment programs, and establishing a coordinated national drug control strategy.
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C.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a U.S. federal research agency that leads scientific study on drug use, addiction, and their health impacts to inform prevention, treatment, and policy.
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D.
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program
The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides resources and coordination to law enforcement agencies in regions most affected by drug trafficking to reduce drug production, distribution, and related crime.
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E.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that leads national efforts to improve behavioral health and reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prescription Drug Take Back Program Target entity description: The Prescription Drug Take Back Program is a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration initiative that provides safe, convenient, and responsible ways for the public to dispose of unused or expired prescription medications.
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A.
Drug-Free Communities Support Program
The Drug-Free Communities Support Program is a federal grant initiative that funds and supports local community coalitions in their efforts to prevent youth substance use across the United States.
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B.
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is a U.S. federal law that expanded the war on drugs by increasing penalties, funding enforcement and treatment programs, and establishing a coordinated national drug control strategy.
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C.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a U.S. federal research agency that leads scientific study on drug use, addiction, and their health impacts to inform prevention, treatment, and policy.
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D.
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program
The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides resources and coordination to law enforcement agencies in regions most affected by drug trafficking to reduce drug production, distribution, and related crime.
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E.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that leads national efforts to improve behavioral health and reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal program
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drug disposal program ⓘ public health initiative ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prescription Drug Take Back Program
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
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| benefit |
reduces availability of unused prescription drugs in homes
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supports community drug prevention efforts ⓘ supports safe medication management ⓘ |
| collectionPolicy |
accepts solid dosage forms such as tablets and capsules
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does not accept illicit drugs ⓘ does not accept liquids at some locations ⓘ does not accept needles or sharps ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| disposalMethod | secure collection and destruction of returned medications ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
reduces disposal of medications in household trash
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reduces flushing of medications into water systems ⓘ |
| focus |
controlled substances
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opioid medications ⓘ prescription medications ⓘ |
| frequency | recurring events ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
law enforcement agencies
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local police departments ⓘ sheriff offices ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalBasis |
Controlled Substances Act
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Prescription Drug Take Back Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010
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| method |
collection of medications at designated drop-off locations
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permanent collection receptacles ⓘ temporary collection sites ⓘ |
| operator | Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ |
| partner |
community organizations
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healthcare providers ⓘ pharmacies ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide safe disposal of expired prescription medications
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provide safe disposal of unused prescription medications ⓘ reduce accidental poisoning from leftover medications ⓘ reduce environmental contamination from improper drug disposal ⓘ reduce risk of prescription drug diversion ⓘ reduce risk of prescription drug misuse ⓘ |
| regulator |
Drug Enforcement Administration
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surface form:
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
|
| relatedTo |
controlled substances regulation
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opioid crisis response ⓘ prescription drug abuse prevention ⓘ |
| safetyStandard | prevents public access to collected medications ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Drug Enforcement Administration
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surface form:
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
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| startDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general public
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households with unused medications ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dea.gov/takebackday ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Prescription Drug Take Back Program Description of subject: The Prescription Drug Take Back Program is a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration initiative that provides safe, convenient, and responsible ways for the public to dispose of unused or expired prescription medications.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Prescription Drug Take Back Program
→
associatedWith
→
Prescription Drug Take Back Program
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Prescription Drug Take Back Program
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legalBasis
→
Prescription Drug Take Back Program
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010