Prescription Drug Take Back Day!
Drug addiction is a serious and growing problem across the United States and in Montgomery County, and abuse of prescription drugs, especially opiates, is a large part of it. As the problem worsens, so, too, do the consequences. Drug overdose deaths in Montgomery County are growing rapidly, with 249 deaths recorded in 2016.
The path to addiction and overdose often begins, research shows, with a young person taking pills from a home medicine cabinet, not seeing the harm in trying the “one little pill.” To reduce the availability of those drugs and keep them out of reach for abuse, the Prescription Drug Disposal Program was started in 2010.
A joint program by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and the Police Chiefs Association of Montgomery County, with financial assistance from the Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Association and Pennsylvania American Water, the Prescription Drug Disposal Program provides a safe way for county residents to dispose of unwanted, unneeded and expired prescription and over-the-counter medications. In addition to decreases the circulating drug supply, the program also helps keep our water supply safe.
Since the program began, more than 35,000 pounds of medicines have been collected and destroyed. At the most recent Take Back Day in April—a semi-annual event when people are encouraged to drop off their unwanted meds at local police stations—more than 7,000 pounds of medicines were collected.
Accepted:
Prescription tablets and capsules
Over-the-counter tablets and capsules
Liquid medications
Inhalers
Creams and ointments
Nasal sprays
Pet medications
Not Accepted:
Intravenous and injectable solutions
Needles
Drop your unwanted medicines off year-round at these locations:
Abington Township Police Department (24/7)
1166 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
Ambler Police Department (24/7)
122 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, PA 19002
Bridgeport Borough Police Department (8 a.m.–4 p.m. M-F)
4th & Mill Streets, Bridgeport, PA 19405
Bryn Athyn Police Department (24/7)
2825 Buck Rd., Bryn Athyn, PA 19009
Bryn Mawr Hospital Main Entrance (24/7)
130 S. Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Cheltenham Police Department (6 a.m.–midnight daily)
8230 Old York Rd., Elkins Park, PA 19027
Collegeville Police Department (9 a.m.–4 p.m., M-F)
491 E. Main St., Collegeville, PA 19426
Conshohocken Police Department (8 a.m.–4 p.m., M-F)
400 Fayette St., Suite 100, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Douglass Township Police Department (8 a.m.–4 p.m. M-F)
1320 E. Philadelphia Ave., Gilbertsville, PA 19525
East Norriton Township Police Department (8 a.m.–4 p.m. M-F)
2501 Stanbridge St., East Norriton, PA 19401
Franconia Township Police Department (24/7)
671 Allentown Road, Telford, PA 18969
Hatboro Police Department (24/7)
120 E. Montgomery Ave., Hatboro, PA 19040
Hatfield Township Police Department (24 hours M-F)
2000 School Road, Hatfield, PA 19440
Holy Redeemer Hospital, North Entrance (7 a.m.–8 p.m. daily)
1648 Huntingdon Pike, Meadowbrook, PA 19046
Horsham Police Department (24/7)
1025 Horsham Road, Horsham, PA 19044
Jenkintown Police Department (8 a.m.–4 p.m., M-F)
700 Summit Ave., Jenkintown, PA 19046
Lankenau Medical Center, Medical Building West (6 a.m.-9 p.m. daily)
100 Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096
Lansdale Borough Police Department (24/7)
35 Vine St., Lansdale, PA 19446
Limerick Township Police Department (8 a.m.–4 p.m. M-F)
646 W. Ridge Pike, Limerick, PA 19468
Lower Frederick Police Department (8 a.m.–4 p.m., M-F)
Municipal Building, 53 Spring Mount Rd., Zieglerville, PA 19492
Lower Gwynedd Police Department (24/7)
1130 N. Bethlehem Pike, Spring House, PA 19477
Lower Merion Township Police Department (24/7)
71 E. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, PA 19003
Lower Moreland Township Police Department (7 a.m.-10:30 p.m. M-F; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat.)
640 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Lower Pottsgrove Township Police Department (8 a.m.-10 p.m. M-F; anytime by appointment)
2199 Buchert Road, Pottstown, PA 19464
Lower Providence Township Police Department (7 a.m.-8 p.m. M-F)
100 Parklane Drive, Eagleville, PA 19403
Lower Salford Township Police Department (7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. M-F)
379 Main St., Harleysville, PA 19438
Marlborough Township Police Department (9 a.m.-2 p.m. M-F)
6040 Upper Ridge Road, Green Lane, PA 18054
Montgomery County Courthouse (8:30 a.m. –4:15 p.m. M-F)
Swede & Airy Streets, public entrances, Norristown, PA 19403
Montgomery Township Police Department (24/7)
1001 Stump Road, Montgomeryville, PA 18936
Narberth Borough Police Department (24/7)
100 Conway Ave., Narberth, PA 19072
New Hanover Township Police Department (24/7)
2943 N. Charlotte St., Gilbertsville, PA 19525
Norristown Police Department (24/7)
235 E. Airy St., Norristown, PA 19401
North Wales Police Department (8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., M-F)
Borough Hall, 300 School St., North Wales, PA 19454
Pennsylvania State Police, Troop K – Skippack Station (24/7)
2047C Bridge Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473
Plymouth Township Police Department (24/7)
700 Belvoir Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Pottstown Police Department (24/7)
100 E. High St., Pottstown, PA 19464
Rockledge Police Department (9 a.m.–3:30 p.m., M-F)
Borough Hall, 121 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge, PA 19046
Royersford Police Department (8 a.m.–4 p.m. M-F)
300 Main St., Royersford, PA 19468
Souderton Police Department (24/7)
31 W. Summit St., Souderton, PA 18964
Telford Borough Police Department (7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. M-F)
100 Penn Avenue, Telford, PA 18969
Towamencin Township Police Department (8 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F, additional hours vary)
1090 Troxel Road, Kulpsville, PA 19443
Upper Dublin Township Police Department (24/7)
801 Loch Alsh Ave., Fort Washington, PA 19034
Upper Gwynedd Township Police Department (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. M-F)
One Parkside Place, North Wales, PA 19454
Upper Merion Township Police Department (24/7)
175 W. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Upper Perkiomen Police Department (8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. M-F)
88 W. 6th St., Pennsburg, PA 18073
Upper Providence Township Police Department (8 a.m.-8 p.m. M-F)
1286 Black Rock Road, Oaks, PA 19456
West Conshohocken Police Department (8 a.m.–4 p.m., M-F)
1001 New DeHaven St., West Conshohocken, PA 19428
West Norriton Township Police Department (7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. M-F)
1630 W. Marshall St., Jeffersonville, PA 19403
West Pottsgrove Police Department (24/7)
980 N. Grosstown Rd., Stowe, PA 19464
Whitemarsh Police Department (24/7)
616 E. Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
Whitpain Township Police Department (24/7)
960 Wentz Road, Blue Bell, PA 19422
Holy Redeemer Hospital, North Entrance (7 a.m.–8 p.m. daily)
1648 Huntingdon Pike, Meadowbrook, PA 19046