264 Pounds Of Unused, Expired Meds Collected: Hackettstown PD

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — The Hackettstown Police Department announced Monday that it collected 264 pounds of unused and expired prescription medications at its medicine drop box in 2020.

The Project Medicine drop box is located at the Hackettstown Police Department, 215 West Stiger St. in Hackettstown. Residents can visit the Hackettstown Police Department at any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, to dispose of their unused or excess medications.

Hypodermic needles, epi-pens, and liquids are not accepted.

According to the police department, Project Medicine Drop Box is intended to help improve the public safety and quality of life in Hackettstown. The program aims to encourage residents to be fully aware of the potential for abuse presented by otherwise beneficial medications.

Project Medicine Drop is an important component of the New Jersey Attorney General’s effort to stop the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs, including highly addictive opiate painkillers, police said.

Through this initiative, the State Division of Consumer Affairs installs secure “prescription drug drop boxes” at police departments, sheriff’s offices, and State Police barracks across New Jersey, allowing citizens to safely dispose of their unused, excess, or expired prescription medications.

Members of the public are invited to visit the Project Medicine Drop sites and drop off any unused prescription medications anonymously and with no questions asked. Most Project Medicine Drop sites make this service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

By giving New Jerseyans a safe and secure method to dispose of unneeded medications, Project Medicine Drop helps prevent the abuse of these drugs, law enforcement officials explained. This initiative also protects New Jersey’s environment by keeping these drugs out of landfills and out of the water supply. More information about Project Medicine Drop, including the full list of Project Medicine Drop locations, can be found at www.NJConsumerAffairs.gov/meddrop.

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