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Residents have a safe, free and anonymous opportunity to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs on Saturday, Sept. 18. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Rockville City Police Department will hold a special Drug Take Back event as part of Rockville’s Goes Purple campaign to raise awareness for opioid addiction. Residents may drive up and […]

Collection sites for Saturday’s Drug Take Back Day will be accepting more than just prescription drugs. They’ll be accepting vape pens and e-cigarette devices. The service is free and anonymous. The federal Drug Enforcement Agency, which organizes Drug Take Back Day, cannot accept devices containing lithium ion batteries. If batteries cannot be removed prior to […]

Montgomery County police and the Department of Recreation are hosting a Medication Take Back Event on Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. People can drop off old and unused prescription drugs at the Mid-County Recreation Center, located at 2004 Queensguard Road in Silver Spring. Need to dispose of expired or unused medication? If so, […]

Saturday, Oct. 27, law enforcement agencies will be collecting unwanted, unneeded or expired prescription drugs for the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Gaithersburg Police accepts unwanted prescriptions at its police station year round. And all 23 Maryland State Police barracks will accept unwanted prescriptions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Sponsored by the […]

Do you have unwanted or expired prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet? On Oct. 22nd you can drop off these unneeded prescriptions at police stations across Montgomery County. Find out more in this report, below: Find out more about Drug Take Back Day, here. strong>Drop-off locations in Montgomery County: Chevy Chase Village Police Drug Take […]

On Saturday, September 26  Montgomery County law enforcement agencies, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will give residents an opportunity to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your unused medications for disposal to any one of the drop-off locations […]

Do you have unwanted or expired prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet? The Drug Take-Back Day takes place on May 30. Learn more in this video: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

On May 2, the Montgomery County Police Department, the Chevy Chase Village Police Department, the Gaithersburg Police Department, and the Takoma Park Police Department conducted a Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at multiple locations and netted hundreds of pounds of unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs. Law enforcement agencies participating in the event collected approximately 530 pounds […]

Montgomery County law enforcement agencies want your unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs. They are hosting a Drug Take-Back day Saturday, May 2 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. There will be nine drop-off locations throughout Montgomery County. These locations will accept prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications only. Liquids, illicit drugs, needles, sharps and syringes cannot […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 27, in Montgomery County: 1. The search for Sarah (3) and Jacob (2) Hoggle continues today in Montgomery County. Don’t miss our MyMCMedia special report on the case of the missing children. 2. The Maryland SoccerPlex is scoring big bucks for our local economy. 3. It’s prescription […]