"Operation Medicine Drop" is a bi-annual Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) federal program in conjunction with state and local law enforcement to encourage citizens to properly dispose of their prescription drugs. The objective is to get unwanted, unused and expired prescription medication out of people’s cabinets and off of the streets. Citizens are urged to not flush their medication or throw them away. Disposing of medication properly prevents the medication from entering our waterways and landfills.
There will be six drop off locations in Worcester County.
Berlin Police Department, 10 Williams St.
Worcester County Health Dept., Public Landing Road, Snow Hill
Ocean City Public Safety Building, 6501 Coastal Hwy, OC/MD
Pocomoke Health Center, 400-A Walnut Street
Food Lion, Manklin Creek Rd, Ocean Pines
Food Lion, Rt 611, West Ocean City
The Maryland Executive Board Members of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) have hailed this effort as a success in keeping unwanted and unused prescription drugs out of the hands of persons who shouldn’t have them as well as out of Maryland coastal bays and waterways. This program was considered a success last April, yielding over 130 pounds of prescription medication in Worcester County.
The program is free and confidential. If you have any questions, please contact the OCPD Public Affairs Office at: 410-723-6665 or 410-529-5395.
Maybe you can resell them, you know, to fill in any shortages.
ReplyDeleteI' pretty sure that landfills are sealed entities that prevent "leaking" of substances in to the water table. But, this "program" DOES give the police a name of a doctor, the name of a pharmacy, and the name of a patient. I suppose, and in fact, am VERY confident, that the police and the DEA DO NOT, under any circumstance, collect and record THAT information. VERY confident. Thank God they have some integrity and respect for privacy of the citizens. Ok, right, yep, ya got me --- I made that last part up....
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