Police departments across the county are participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
TRENTON - Residents will get a chance to get rid of unused, expired and unwanted prescription drugs this weekend, no questions asked.
File photo of prescription drugs that were collected in the program. Police departments across the county are participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"(It's) an opportunity for individuals and families to safely and responsibly remove unwanted prescription drugs from their household," Mercer County Sheriff John Kemler said in a statement. "The proper disposal of unwanted prescription drugs can prevent experimentation, chronic addiction, accidental overdose and even death."
The collected drugs are then turned over to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
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Drop off unused prescription drugs at these locations:
- Mercer County Administration Building, 640 South Broad St., Trenton
- East Windsor Police Department, 80 One Mile Rd.
- Ewing Municipal Building, 2 Jake Garzio Dr.
- Hamilton Police Division, 1270 Whitehorse-Mercerville Rd.
- Hightstown Police Department, 415 Mercer St.
- Bordentown Township Police Department, One Municipal Dr., Bordentown
- Montgomery Township Police Department, 2261 Route 206
Princeton and Hopewell, Lawrence, Robbinsville and West Windsor townships have permanent drop boxes at their police stations, where people can drop off unwanted drugs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year as part of Project Medicine Drop.
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