The McHenry County Department of Health and the caregivers at Centegra Health System encourage residents to take advantage of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s program National Take-Back Initiative on Sept. 29.

The one-day event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at participating law enforcement sites. 

According to the Partnership for a Drug Free America, 90 percent of drug and alcohol addictions begin in the teenage years. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet.