Crime & Safety

Drop Off Your Unwanted Prescriptions At Woodbridge Police Station

Have extra prescriptions cluttering your medicine cabinet? You can safely dispose of them Saturday

WOODBRIDGE, NJ-- The Woodbridge Police Department will be holding a prescription drug take-back day this Saturday. The day is a part of the DEA's national initiative to safely collect and dispose of old, expired or unneeded prescriptions.

National Prescription Drug Take-Back's provide residents with a way to reliably dispose of prescription drugs, as well as providing education on the potential for prescription abuse.

You can only drop off medications prescribed to you or a member of your household that was obtained legally. Liquid medications and medical syringes cannot be collected.

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Drop off will be held between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM at the South Brunswick Police Department inside the Woodbridge Township Municipal Building.

For more information, visit the DEA's website.

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