The Ocean City Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will participate in the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 24 at the Ocean City Free Public Library or the police substation at 8th Street and Boardwalk. DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs. 

For more than a decade, the event has helped Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—that too often become a gateway to addiction.

Take Back Day offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.

• What: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
• When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 24
• Who: Ocean City Police Department
• Where: Atrium outside the Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Avenue; or Ocean City Police Department, 837 8^th Street

In partnership with local law enforcement, Take Back Day has removed more than 8,300 tons of medication from circulation since its inception.

Collection sites will not accept syringes, sharps, or illicit drugs. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original container. The cap must be tightly sealed to prevent leakage.

For more information contact:

Ptl. Michael Gray
 609-525-9110
mgray@ocnj.us