In a mission to prune out any feeble possibility of unauthorized use of outdated prescribed drugs, the U. S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is taking significant steps to avert exploitation of drugs in the hands of teens.

As per reports, DEA has managed to rope in over 14,000 pounds of redundant and obsolete drugs in Colorado alone over the weekend, while over 5,000 pounds drugs have been returned by Iowa residents in the nationwide drive conducted by DEA.

Responding to the response garnered so far, Kevin R. Merrill, DEA acting special agent in charge, claimed, “Our citizens who participated in this national event may have saved the life of a loved one. We should all be grateful for their participation, as well as the participation of our event partners who worked Saturday in service to our communities”.

Moreover, DEA is of the view that dugs flushed out in toilets or in trash are not the safest option and further, suggested to resort to medicine cabinets to return the stock of outmoded drugs.

With the mortality rate due to abuse of drugs on the rise, Kevin Frampton of the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, has asserted that majority of the Americans prefer such outdated drugs in comparison to other drugs laden with cocaine, hallucinogens and heroin.