Harford Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 24

Harford County residents will have the opportunity to drop off their expired and unwanted medications for safe disposal at four convenient locations on Saturday, April 24, 2021.

All types of over-the-counter and prescription medications will be accepted along with vitamins and pet medications – no questions asked.

Harford County Community Services’ Office of Drug Control Policy, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Harford County Sheriff’s Office, the Bel Air and Havre de Grace police departments and Wegmans Food Market, will be collecting the medications as part of the 20th annual National Drug Take Back Day.

Collection will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Harford County government building, 220 S. Main St. in Bel Air; Bel Air Police Department, 39 N. Hickory Avenue; Havre de Grace Police Department, 715 Pennington Ave., and Wegmans Market, 21 Wegmans Boulevard in Abingdon.

“Harford County has been a leader in keeping unwanted prescription drugs and other medications out of circulation and out of the landfill,” County Executive Barry Glassman said. “National Drug Take Back Day is a great opportunity to clean out your medicine cabinet to help prevent drug misuse and protect our environment.”

Harford County has collected and destroyed over 35,000 pounds of unwanted medications since 2014. To date, the national effort has resulted in the retrieval of over 13.7 million pounds of unwanted, expired, or unused medications being turned in to 4,153 community partners nationwide for safe and environmentally responsible destruction.

Questions? Please contact the Harford County Department of Community Services’ Office of Drug Control Policy at (410) 638-3333.