Return Unwanted/Expired Drugs to Moorestown Police This Fall

The Moorestown Police Department will be accepting unwanted/expired prescription and over-the-counter medications as part of the 2015 DEA Operation Take Back NJ initiative in the police department’s parking lot on Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The parking lot is located at 1245 N. Church Street, Suite 2.

A drug disposal box will be available for residents to deposit their medications. Residents can dispose of medications either directly into the box or in the original packaging. However, if a resident chooses to dispose of the medication in its original container, they are advised to remove the prescription label if it contains any personal identifying information.

Liquid products, such as cough medicine, should remain sealed in their original container, with the cap sealed on tight to prevent any leakage.

Syringes and other sharp instruments will not be accepted.

The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Jersey (NJ) Division Operation Take Back NJ is to provide a safe and legal method for the citizens of New Jersey to dispose their unwanted, unused, and expired medicines.

Between 1997 and 2007, treatment admissions for prescription painkillers increased more than 400 percent, according to a recent study conducted by Monitoring the Future, a group based out of the University of Michigan.

In addition, between 2004 and 2008, the number of visits to hospital emergency department involving the non- medical use of narcotic painkillers increased 111 percent.