Public Urged to Drop Off Unwanted Prescription Drugs at Collection Units: LCSO

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Do you have any unneeded prescription medications? The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) reminded residents in a recent post that the medicine can be dropped off at drug collection units at three LCSO Stations and at the Leesburg Police Department headquarters.

The drug collection units are intended to reduce the amount of unneeded medicine in residents’ homes and decrease prescription drug abuse, which has soared in recent years, especially among teenagers, according to the LCSO.

Since the inception of the DEA take-back program in 2010, nearly 8,000 pounds of unwanted and unused prescription medications have been taken off the streets of Loudoun County.

The drug collection units are located at:

• Dulles South Public Safety Center, 25216 Loudoun County Parkway, Chantilly
• Eastern Loudoun Station, 46620 East Frederick Drive, Sterling
• University Station, 45299 Research Place, #100, Ashburn
• Leesburg Police Department, 65 Plaza Street, NE, Leesburg

A collection unit will also be placed in Round Hill upon the completion of the Western Loudoun Station.

Drop off is now available at the three LCSO locations Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m; and 24-hours a day, seven-days a week at the Leesburg Police Department.

The service is free and anonymous.

In May 2015, the LCSO announced participation in Safer Communities with CVS to have drug collection boxes located at three LCSO locations. Residents can now dispose of unwanted prescription medication all year long.

The drug collection units were awarded through a grant from CVS/pharmacy.

Photo credit: Loudoun County Sheriff's Office