Clear Out your Medicine Cabinet at Needham Police Station

If you have any old meds in your cabinet, this weekend is the time to get rid of them. Make sure you don't have anything expired, and ensure your old pills or syrups in the back don't make it into the wrong hands accidentally.

An announcement on the town website says there is a collection of unused and expired medications in the driveway of the Needham Police Department, 99 School St. Stop by any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Some time today, the announcement reccomends you check the expiration dates on any medications you have at home: over the counter, prescription, cough and cold, etc.

However, they do not accept needles, thermometers, medical waste or illicit drugs. 

If you can’t make it to the disposal event, there is always a box (pictured) for safe medication disposal Police Department lobby. A secure disposal unit is on-site, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The town runs medicine take back days periodically throughout the year. Previous collections have brought in more than 35,000 prescription pills and 15,000 over-the-counter medications 

Medication Take-Back Day is a joint partnership of the Needham Public Health Department, the Needham Police Department and the Needham Coalition for Youth Substance Abuse Prevention (NCYSAP).