National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Chief Antonio DeVaul of the Takoma Park Police Department would like to thank everyone participating in the Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 26, 2024. Takoma Park Police collected 353 lbs. of unused & expired medications during the Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day and six months at our permanent collection box site!
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In April and October of each year, the Takoma Park Police Department participates in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. This campaign gives the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Prescription, over-the-counter and pet medications are accepted.
Although we participate in this nationwide event, as a reminder, residents looking to dispose of excess and expired prescription and over-the-counter medications can visit the safe and secure permanent drop off location at the City of Takoma Park Police Department, 7500 Maple Avenue, 1st Floor Lobby, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912. The collection site is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Drugs can be dropped off with no questions asked. Items that CANNOT be left are liquids, inhalers, aerosol cans, regular household ointments/lotions, needles/sharps and/or thermometers. The Takoma Park Police Department will collect and store these items and then safely dispose of them through accepted practices as done in past Take Back Events.
If you have questions, please contact Cathy Plevy at cathyp@takomaparkmd.gov.
Next event: April 2025 (10 AM – 2 PM)
TIP: Disposal of Liquid Medicines, Eye Drops, Ear Drops, and Nose Sprays . Mix the leftover medicine with an unwanted material, like coffee grounds or kitty litter. Then, put the mixture in a container or a sealable plastic bag that will not leak. Throw the container away in the trash where children and pets cannot reach it.
