ETPD has collected nearly 3000 pounds of unused and expired medications in the Project Medicine Drop box to date.
Evesham Police have reported that the “Project Medicine Drop” box that was installed at the Evesham Police Department in February 2015 has been proven to be “hugely successful” in providing a safe way for the town’s residents to dispose of unused medications.
According to police, ETPD has collected nearly 3000 pounds of unused and expired medications in the Project Medicine Drop box to date.
Members of the public are invited to visit the Project Medicine Drop site and drop off any unused prescription medications anonymously and with no questions asked.
The department’s Project Medicine Drop site make this service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
According to police, 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.
Note that hypodermic needles and epi-pens are not accepted.
