ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - The APG Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) and DES Community Policing/DARE have developed numerous drop-off opportunities for the APG community to properly dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medicines during the APG Prescription Take Back Campaign.
The campaign is held in conjunction with National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, a Department of Justice/Drug Enforcement Administration program that seeks to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is Oct. 26.
On APG, drop off sites are available Monday, Oct. 21 through Friday, Oct. 25 at the APG North (Aberdeen) police station, Bldg. 2200, 24 hours; the APG South (Edgewood) police station, Bldg. E4420, 24 hours; and at Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic, Bldg. 2501, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Special one-time drop off dates and sites include:
Friday, Oct. 18, 22D Chemical Battalion, Bldg. E1942, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 22, Myer Auditorium, Bldg. 6000, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 23, ATEC, Bldg. 2202, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In addition Harford County has set up the following Take Back sites for Saturday, Oct. 26:
Harford County Office Building, 220 S. Main Street, Bel Air
Havre de Grace police station, 715 Pennington Avenue
Maryland State Police Barrack D, 1401 Bel Air Road, Bel Air
The Take-Back campaign is one way for people to rid their homes of unused and potentially dangerous drugs, according to Cindy Scott, ASAP prevention coordinator.
Scott said that studies show that teens often get drugs from inside their own homes or from relatives' homes. She said it's also important that medications are not left unsecured in medicine cabinets or even in desks at work.
"How we control our medications, as well as where we store them can make a difference in public safety," Scott said.
For more information, contact Scott at 410-278-4013 or DES Detective Mike Farlow at 410-278-3609.
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