Drug-Take Back Day 2016: Where, When to Drop Off Meds in Anne Arundel

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Anne Arundel County residents can safely dispose of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medicines on Saturday, April 30, when the Anne Arundel County Police Department again participates in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative.

The event lets you surrender expired, unwanted, or unused drugs and medicines to law enforcement officers for destruction.

The Police Department will also showcase its permanently installed drop boxes in each district station and police headquarters. Using the boxes, residents may dispose of unused or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medicines year-round.

Police will have a representative at each of the county’s four districts and police headquarters from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 30.

The collection sites are:

• Anne Arundel Police Headquarters, 8495 Veterans Highway in Millersville
• Northern District, 939 Hammonds Lane in Baltimore, (410) 222-6135
• Eastern District, 3700 Mountain Road in Pasadena, (410) 222-6145
• Western District, 8273 Telegraph Road in Odenton, (410) 222-6155
• Southern District, 35 Stepneys Lane in Edgewater, (410) 222-1961

Drop-Off Day Rules

• Controlled, non-controlled, and over-the-counter drugs will be collected
• This program is anonymous and no requests for identification will be made.
• Participants may dispose of medication in its original container or by removing the medication from its container and disposing of it directly into the disposal box. If an original container is submitted, the individual should remove any identifying information from the prescription label.
• All solid dosage pharmaceutical product and liquids in consumer containers may be accepted. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original container. The depositor should ensure that the cap is tightly sealed to prevent leakage.
• Intra-venous solutions, injectibles, and syringes will not be accepted.
• Illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative and should not be placed in collection containers. If someone tries to surrender an illicit controlled substance, law enforcement personnel should handle such material as abandoned property in accordance with department policy.
• All participants must retain possession of their own medication during the surrender process.