Drug Take Back Day In Germantown: Where To Drop Off Unwanted Drugs

GERMANTOWN, MD — Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day, and Montgomery County Police will have several stations where residents can drop off prescription drugs that are unused, unwanted to expired. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Drug Enforcement Agency hosts Drug Take Back Day to prevent unused medication from sitting in homes to prevent medication misuse and opioid addiction, its website says.

"DEA is committed to making our communities safer and healthier, and we can do this by reducing overdoses and overdose deaths," it says. "While the community does its part to turn in unneeded medications and remove them from potential harm, we are doing our part to further reduce drug-related violence."

Here is the Germantown-area take back location:

• Montgomery County Police 5th District Station (Germantown)

Here are all of the Montgomery County locations listed by the DEA:

• Rockville City Police Department Station (Rockville)
• Montgomery County Police 1st District at the Jewish Community Center (Rockville)
• Gaithersburg Police Department (Gaithersburg)
• Montgomery County Police 4th District At Leisure World (Silver Spring)
• Montgomery County Police 6th District Station (Gaithersburg)
• Montgomery County Police 1st District (Gaithersburg)
• Montgomery County Police 6th District at North Creek Community Center (Montgomery Village)
• Montgomery County Police 2nd District Station (Bethesda)
• Maryland State Police (Rockville)
• Montgomery County Police 4th District Station (Wheaton)
• Medstar Montgomery Medical Center (Olney)
• Montgomery County Police 2nd District At Village of Friendship Heights Community (Chevy Chase)
• Montgomery County Police 5th District Station (Germantown)
• Montgomery County Police 3rd District Station (Silver Spring)
• Takoma Park Police Department (Takoma Park)

The DEA has a database of the registered sites to drop off drugs on Drug Take Back Day. Search for more locations near you.