Prescription Drug Take-Back Programs Near Durham, Middlefield This Weekend

National Prescription Drug Take-Back programs near Durham and Middlefield will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations:

• Middletown Police Department, Rear Door, 222 Main St.
• Wallingford Police Department, 135 North Main St.
• Cromwell Police Department, 5 West St.
• Killingworth Family Pharm., 183 Rt 81, Killingworth
• Berlin Police Department, 240 Kensington Rd.
• North Haven Substance Abuse Action Council, North Haven Recreation Center, 7 Linsley St., North Haven

The service is free and anonymous. Prescription and over-the-counter medications, patches, ointments, vitamins, sample medications and pet medications will be accepted at the prescription drug drop box.

The following will not be accepted at the drop box: lotions or liquids, aerosol cans, inhalers, hydrogen peroxide, thermometers, needles or other sharp objects and medication from businesses or clinics.

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