Montgomery Community Media

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 […]

Takoma Park Police collected 339 pounds of expired and unused medicines during Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Chief Antonio DeVaul thanked those who participated, stressing that this program prevents pill abuse and theft by ridding homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Residents still can dispose of excess and expired prescription […]

The following six Montgomery County Police Department District Stations officially have prescription drug disposal boxes available for residents to use: Rockville District, Bethesda District, Silver Spring District, Wheaton District, Germantown District, and the Gaithersburg/Montgomery Village District. Residents can use these boxes to drop off unused, expired, unwanted prescription medications safely. The boxes are available seven […]

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 […]

Montgomery County residents have a safe, free and anonymous opportunity to dispose of unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 28. Montgomery County law enforcement agencies and the county’s Department of Health and Human Services are participating in the national event, which is meant to prevent […]

Montgomery County residents have a safe, free and anonymous opportunity to dispose of unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 29. Montgomery County law enforcement agencies and the county’s Department of Health and Human Services will be participating in the national event, which is meant to […]