Cranford Installs 'Medicine Drop Box'

CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford has installed a Project Medicine Drop Box in the Municipal Building as part of the Attorney General's 'Project Medicine Drop' initiative.

The box is located at 8 Springfield Ave. next to the Police Records Bureau.

"The installation of the Project Medicine Drop Box makes it easier and more convenient for the members of our community to take an active role in the fight against opiate and heroin abuse, which often begins with the abuse of prescription drugs," Cranford Police Chief James Wozniak stated.

The Project Medicine Drop initiative installs "prescription drop 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.

Members of the public are invited to visit the Project Medicine Drop sites and drop off any unused prescription medications anonymously and with no questions asked. Most Project Medicine Drop sites make this service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

For more information about where Project Medicine Drop locations can be found visit www.NJConsumerAffairs.gov/medddrop.

(Images via Cranford Police: From left - Cranford Police Captain Guy Patterson and Captain Joseph Van Bergen and Douglas Collier (Drug Initiative Coordinator for the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs).)

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