National Drug Take Back Day On Saturday In Bucks Co.

BUCKS COUNTY, PA ? Bucks County residents are encouraged to take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Simply walk or drive up to one of the 48 locations throughout the county and drop off any unused, unneeded, or expired medications for safe disposal. In addition to prescription medications, law enforcement officers will be collecting over-the-counter and pet medications, vitamins, vaping products and more.

Plus, select sites throughout the county will be collecting medications and sharps and distributing Narcan on April 26. Click here for site locations and what?s accepted.

Can't make it to Take Back Day? You can still safely dispose of your medications at one of the collection boxes located in Bucks County Police Departments. Find a box near you: https://tinyurl.com/v3ece48u.

The following products may be dropped off during Take Back Day: Prescription and over-the-counter solid medications, i.e. tablets and capsules; liquid medications, inhalers, creams, ointments and nasal sprays; pet medications; and vaping devices, cartridges, pods and e-liquids (please remove batteries). Do not bring injectables, needles or Illicit substances.

Why is Take Back Day important?

• According to the 2019 Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS), when asked how they obtained prescription drugs they used without a doctor?s prescription, 42.9 percent of Bucks County students responded that they ?took them from a family member living in my home.?

• More than 50 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers get them from friends or relatives.

• Prescription and over-the-counter drugs are the most commonly misused substances by Americans 14 and older, after marijuana and alcohol.

• Now is a great time to clean out your medicine cabinet for safe disposal of unused, unneeded or expired medications. Bring all your unneeded medications ? including pet meds and vape products ? to one of the Bucks County Take Back Collection sites.

• Using vaping devices may help some people stop smoking, but data shows those who vape are four times as likely to begin smoking traditional cigarettes as those who don?t vape. Bring vaping products for safe disposal.

• When drugs are flushed down the toilet, filters may not remove all of the chemicals.

• Some items commonly accepted at permanent medication collection boxes include: prescription and over-the-counter medications, tablets, capsules, patches, creams, vitamins, pet medications, ointments and inhalers.
• Remember to remove any personal information from bottles before safely disposing them on April 27. Drive up and drop in your unneeded or unwanted medications at one of 47 sites. And bring your pet meds too.

Collection Locations

• BENSALEM - GIANT Food Store*, 2721 Street Rd., Bensalem 19020
• BRISTOL BOROUGH - Bristol Borough Hall*, Pond Street, Bristol 19007.
• BRISTOL TOWNSHIP - Lower Bucks Hospital Main Lobby*, 501 Bath Rd., Bristol 19007
• BRISTOL TOWNSHIP - Bucks County Free Library*, 7311 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA
• BRISTOL TOWNSHIP - Bristol Township Municipal Building*, 2501 Bath Rd., Bristol 19020
• BUCKINGHAM - Buckingham Township Building, 4613 Hughesian Dr., Buckingham 18912.
• BUCKINGHAM - Midway Fire Company, 3879 Durham Rd., Doylestown 18902.
• CENTRAL BUCKS REGIONAL - CVS Pharmacy, 160 South Main St., Doylestown 18901
• DOYLESTOWN TOWNSHIP - Doylestown Hospital*, 595 West State Street, Doylestown 18901
• DOYLESTOWN TOWNSHIP - Weis Market, 73 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown 18901
• DUBLIN BOROUGH - Dublin Fire Company, 194 North Main St., Dublin, 18917
• FALLS TOWNSHIP - Pennsbury High School*, 705 Hood Boulevard, Fairless Hills 19030
• HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP - Hilltown Municipal Building*, 13 West Creamery Rd., Hilltown
• HULMEVILLE BOROUGH - William Penn Fire Station*, 123 Main Street, Hulmeville 19047
• LANGHORNE BOROUGH - Langhorne Borough Police Department*, 114 East Maple Ave., Langhorne 19047
• LOWER MAKEFIELD - Lower Makefield Police Department, 1100 Edgewood Rd., Yardley 19067
• LOWER SOUTHAMPTON - Poquessing Middle School, 300 Heights Lane, Feasterville-Trevose 19053
• MIDDLETOWN - GIANT Food Store*, 168 North Flowers Mill Rd., Langhorne, 19047.
• MIDDLETOWN - GIANT Food Store*, 4001 New Falls Rd., Levittown 19056
• MORRISVILLE BOROUGH - Morrisville Borough Police Department*, 35 Union St., Morrisville 19067
• NEW BRITAIN - New Britain Police Department*, 207 Park Ave., Chalfont 18914
• NEW BRITAIN - GIANT Food Store, 4275 County Line Rd., Chalfont 18914
• NEW HOPE BOROUGH - CVS Pharmacy*, 302 West Bridge St., New Hope 18938
• NEWTOWN BOROUGH - Newtown Fire Association*, 14 Liberty Street, Newtown 18940
• NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP - Newtown Township Municipal Building*, 100 Municipal Dr., Newtown, 18940
• NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP - Northampton Police Department*, 111 Township Rd., Richboro 18954
• NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP - Village Shires Pharmacy, 1464 Buck Rd., Holland, PA 18966
• PENNDEL BOROUGH - Penndel Borough Hall*, 300 South Bellevue Ave., Penndel 19047
• PENNRIDGE REGIONAL - Police Department, 200 Ridge Rd., Sellersville 18960
• PERKASIE BOROUGH - Perkasie Police Department*, 311 South 9th Street, Perkasie 18944
• PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP - CVS Pharmacy*, 4361 Swamp Rd., Doylestown 18902
• QUAKERTOWN BOROUGH - Quakertown Borough Hall*, 35 North 3rd St., Quakertown 18951
• QUAKERTOWN - St. Luke?s Upper Bucks Campus Main Entrance*, 3000 St. Luke?s Dr., Quakertown 18951
• RICHLAND TOWNSHIP - Richland Police Department*, 229 California Rd., Quakertown 18951
• SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP - Solebury Police Department*, 3092 Sugan Rd., Solebury 18963
• SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP - Springfield Elementary School*, 1950 Route 212, Quakertown 18951
• TELFORD BOROUGH - Indian Valley Public Library*, 100 East Church Ave., Telford 18969
• TINICUM TOWNSHIP - Wehrung?s Home Center*, 7711 Easton Rd., Ottsville 18942
• TULLYTOWN BOROUGH - Tullytown Municipal Building*, 500 Main St., Tullytown 19007
• TULLYTOWN BOROUGH - Walmart Supercenter*, 180 Levittown Center, Levittown.
• UPPER MAKEFIELD - Upper Makefield Police Department*, 1076 Eagle Rd., Newtown, 18940
• UPPER SOUTHAMPTON - Upper Southampton Police Department, 939 Street Rd., Southampton 18966
• WARMINSTER - ShopRite, 924 West Street Rd., Warminster 18974
• WARMINSTER - Walmart Supercenter, 100 East Street Road, Warminster.
• WARRINGTON - Warrington Township Building*, 2330 Lower Barness Rd., Warrington 18976
• WARRINGTON - Wegmans Supermarket, 1405 Main St., Warrington, PA 18976
• WARWICK - Wawa*, 1937 York Rd., Jamison 18929
• YARDLEY BOROUGH - Yardley Borough Police Department, 56 South Main Street, Yardley 19067

*Sharps collection and Narcan Drive-Thru Event at these sites only