Press Release
MIDDLESEX COUNTY -NCADD of Middlesex County, Inc. is pleased to announce that the “Project Medicine Drop” project now has four locations in Middlesex County.
The “Project Medicine Drop” initiative allows citizens to safely dispose of their unused prescription medications in secure receptacles at law enforcement stations in East Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Sayreville and now Piscataway.
The four police departments that have agreed to host the medicine drop boxes will maintain custody of the deposited drugs and dispose of them according to their normal procedures for the custody and destruction of controlled dangerous substances. They will report the quantity of discarded drugs to the Division of Consumer Affairs on a quarterly basis.
Members of the public are urged to use the four sites 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year to dispose of their unused and expired prescription medications. The boxes enable consumers to drop off their unused or excess medications safely and securely. The four Middlesex County locations include:
East Brunswick
Police Department
1 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
732-390-6917
365 New Brunswick Avenue
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
732-442-4400
1000 Main Street
Sayreville, NJ 08872
732-727-4444
555 Sidney Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
732-562-2347
The program helps keep prescription drugs from falling into the hands of those who might make them available for abuse and prevents them from being flushed into the water supply or thrown into the trash, where they could contaminate the environment.
The drop boxes accept solid pharmaceuticals such as pills, capsules, patches, inhalers, and pet medications. They cannot accept syringes or liquids.
“Project Medicine Drop” is one component of the Division of Consumer Affairs’ comprehensive effort to halt the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs.
Project Medicine Drop is inspired by the success of the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative. The Division’s efforts also feature the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program, a statewide database that tracks prescription data on Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) and Human Growth Hormone (HGH) medications dispensed in New Jersey. They also include enhanced enforcement initiatives, including a comprehensive reorganization of the Division’s Enforcement Bureau to focus on drug diversion investigations and indiscriminate prescribing by healthcare practitioners. Finally, it also includes strategies to reduce the supply of drugs available for abuse, and greater public awareness efforts.
There are currently over 40 drop box locations throughout of New Jersey. To find a location outside of Middlesex County, please go to www. njconsumeraffairs.gov/meddrop/locations.htm
