NORRISTOWN PA – Twelve local police departments, the Pennsylvania State Police in Skippack, and an area supermarket all have agreed to provide drop-off points Saturday (April 27, 2024), from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to collect unwanted prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications, Montgomery County’s district attorney said.
Saturday marks the 2024 edition of the National Drug Take-Back Day, annually sponsored by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. It is intended to help residents safely rid their homes of drugs they no longer need or want to keep.
What to drop off, and where
Take-Back Day local co-sponsors are District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and the Montgomery County Police Chiefs Association. In a media release, they reported the list of participating agencies and drop-off sites in the county’s western half includes:
- Collegeville Borough Police Department, 491 E. Main St., Collegeville;
- Douglass Township Police Department, 1456 East Philadelphia Ave., Gilbertsville;
- Limerick Township Police Department, 646 W. Ridge Pk., Limerick;
- Lower Frederick Township Police Department, 53 Spring Mount Rd., Schwenksville;
- Lower Pottsgrove Township Police Department, 2199 Buchert Rd., Pottstown;
- Marlborough Township Police Department, 6040 Upper Ridge Rd., Green Lane;
- New Hanover Township Police Department, 2373 Hoffmansville Rd., Frederick;
- Pennsylvania State Police, Troop K—Skippack Station, 2071A Cressman Rd., Skippack;
- Pottstown Police Department, 100 E. High St., Pottstown;
- Royersford Police Department, 300 Main Street, Royersford;
- Upper Perkiomen Police Department, 88 W. 6th St., Pennsburg;
- Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Department, 420 Heather Place, Pottstown;
- West Pottsgrove Township Police Department, 980 Grosstown Rd., Stowe; and
- Wegmans Market at Providence Town Center, supervised by Upper Providence Township Police, 600 Commerce Dr., Collegeville.
All locations will be staffed by police officers during the event.
Accepted during Drug Take-Back Day are prescription and over-the-counter tablets and capsules, inhalers, creams, ointments, nasal sprays, pet medicines and vaping products. Not accepted are needles, liquid medications, and intravenous or injectable solutions.
Can’t make it to any of the locations operating Saturday? Drug drop-offs also are possible throughout the year at more than 50 permanent prescription drug disposal boxes housed in many police departments. A list of permanent, year-round drop-off locations is available online.
The Drug Take-Back program began in 2010. Since then, according to Steele, more than 119,000 pounds of medicines have been collected and disposed of safely.
Photo provided to Travels With The Post by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Graphic provided by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office
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