Montgomery County is participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Prescription Drug Take-Back day is an opportunity for the public to bring in expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents can stop by any of the county’s National Take-Back Day locations in Bethesda, Silver Spring, Wheaton, Germanton, Chevy Chase, and Gaithersburg. To find all the Drug Enforcement Administration collection sites in Montgomery County, click on their Collection Site Search webpage, enter ‘Montgomery’ for County and ‘MD. for State and then click on the Submit button.
The county also maintains six permanent locations at each district police station where residents can safely dispose of medications year-round with no questions asked.
#DYK most misused medications are obtained by friends or family? Properly dispose of unused, unwanted or unneeded meds at a #TakeBackDay collection site on October 28. Find a site near you at https://t.co/H86cWu0ltC #WellnessWednesday pic.twitter.com/KgkeSROOGt
— DEA HQ (@DEAHQ) October 11, 2023
Montgomery County residents can drop off unneeded prescription drugs on Oct. 28. Here is a list of the locations:
- Bethesda
- Montgomery County Police, Second District station
- Surburban Hospital
- Gaithersburg
- Gaithersburg City Police station
- Montgomery County Police, Sixth District station
- North Creek Community Center
- Germantown
- Montgomery County Police, Fifth District station
- Olney
- Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
- Montgomery County Police, Fourth District station
- Rockville
- Jewish Community Center
- Montgomery County Police, First District station
- Rockville City Police station
- Silver Spring
- Montgomery County Police, Third District station
- Wheaton
- Medstar Health: Medical Center at Leisure World
- Montgomery County Police, Fourth District station
- Takoma Park
- Takoma Park Community Center/Takoma Park Police station
- Takoma Park Walgreens
