Ocean City Police Install Medicine Drop Box in Effort to Battle Heroin Addiction

The Ocean City Police Department has installed a Project Medicine Drop Box at police headquarters, the police department announced on Friday.

The drop box is part of the New Jersey Attorney General’s “Project Medicine Drop” initiative.

The goal is to make it easier and more convenient for Ocean City residents to take an active role in the fight against the nationwide epidemic of opiate and heroin abuse, which police said is often fueled by the abuse of prescription painkillers.

Through this initiative, the State Division of Consumer Affairs installs secure “prescription drug boxes” at police departments, sheriff’s offices, and State Police barracks across New Jersey, allowing citizens to safely dispose of their unused, excess, or expired prescription medications.

The box in Ocean City is located at 835 Central Avenue.

Residents may visit the Ocean City Police Department at any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to dispose of their unused medications, anonymously and with no questions asked.

“Project Medicine Drop is a natural addition to our commitment to help improve the public safety and quality of life in Ocean City,” Ocean City Police Chief Chad Callahan said. “It will encourage our residents to be fully aware of the potential for abuse presented by otherwise beneficial medications.”

The initiative also protects New Jersey’s environment by keeping these drugs out of landfills and out of the water supply, police said.

More information about Project Medicine Drop, including the full list of Project Medicine Drop locations, can be found at www.NJConsumerAffairs.gov/meddrop.

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