Discard Of Unwanted, Unused Medications Saturday At Several Locations

HARFORD COUNTY, MD ? Unwanted and unused medications can be dropped off Saturday for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

Medications can be discarded from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations:

• the parking lot of the Harford County Government Administrative Building at 220 S. Main Street in Bel Air (corner of Business Route 1 and Main Street)
• the Bel Air Police Department at 39 N. Hickory Ave in Bel Air
• the Aberdeen Police Department at 60 N. Parke Street in Aberdeen
• the Havre de Grace Police Department at 715 Pennington Ave in Havre de Grace
• the Maryland State Police Barracks at 1401 Bel Air Road in Bel Air
• Wegmans at 21 Wegmans Boulevard in Abingdon

Harford County, in cooperation with federal, state and local partners, has been recognized by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a leader in the drug take back program, having recovered more than 40,000 pounds of unused prescription drugs since 2013.

Harford County holds two drug take back events each year and has permanent drop-off boxes available 24/7 at the following locations:

• Sheriff?s Main Office, 45 S. Main Street
• Bel Air Sheriff?s Northern Precinct, 3724 Norrisville Road
• Jarrettsville Sheriff?s Southern Precinct, 1305 Pulaski Highway, Edgewood