Turn In Unwanted, Expired Meds Saturday For National Drug Take Back Day In Harford County

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Residents can drop off their expired and unwanted medication for safe disposal at seven locations Saturday.

The Harford County Department of Housing and Community Services’ Office of Drug Control Policy, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Agency and local law enforcement, will be collecting medications as part of National Drug Take Back Day. All types of over-the-counter and prescription medications, along with vitamins and pet medications, will be accepted.

Collection will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations:

Harford County government building, 220 S. Main St., Bel Air

Aberdeen Police Department, 60 N. Parke St.

Bel Air Police Department, 39 N. Hickory Ave.

Havre de Grace Police Department, 715 Pennington Ave.

Maryland State Police Barracks, 1401 Belair Road, Bel Air

Wegmans Market, 21 Wegmans Blvd., Abingdon

Citizens Volunteer Fire Company, 171 S. Market St.; Fawn Grove

“National Drug Take Back Day is a perfect opportunity to clear out your medicine cabinet and properly dispose of unwanted medications,” Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly said. “In addition to keeping your family safe, you can help keep these medications out of the wrong hands and out of landfills.”

Harford County has collected and destroyed more than 44,000 pounds of unwanted medications since 2013 and the national effort has resulted in the retrieval of in excess of 17.3 million pounds of unwanted, expired or unused medications since 2018.