{"id":30905,"date":"2026-04-20T13:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/?p=30905"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:38:36","slug":"state-police-encourage-marylanders-to-safely-dispose-of-unused-medications-during-national-prescription-drug-take-back-day-on-april-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/2026\/04\/20\/state-police-encourage-marylanders-to-safely-dispose-of-unused-medications-during-national-prescription-drug-take-back-day-on-april-25\/","title":{"rendered":"State Police Encourage Marylanders To Safely Dispose Of Unused Medications During National Prescription Drug Take Back Day On April 25 \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(PIKESVILLE, MD) \u2013 The Maryland State Police are encouraging Marylanders to dispose of any expired, unused, or unwanted prescription medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>State Police urge citizens to drop off their prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at any of our State Police barracks\u2014no questions asked. <strong><em>Please note, the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack has temporarily relocated as construction begins on a new facility. All prescription medications can be dropped off at the College Park Barrack for Prince George\u2019s County. \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maryland State Police barracks are equipped with secure drug collection boxes that are accessible year-round, 24\/7. Find a location near you: <a href=\"https:\/\/mdsp.maryland.gov\/Organization\/Pages\/FieldOperationsBureau\/allbarracks.aspx\">https:\/\/mdsp.maryland.gov\/Organization\/Pages\/FieldOperationsBureau\/allbarracks.aspx<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This biannual program is a collaborative effort between the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and law enforcement agencies nationwide. This day provides a safe, convenient, and anonymous way to dispose of unneeded or expired prescription medications, which helps to spread awareness and prevent drug misuse.<\/p>\n<p>During the last take-back in October, the DEA collected more than 11,000 pounds of prescription medications from 95 collection sites, spanning across 28 law enforcement agencies in Maryland. This included more than 1,700 pounds from the Maryland State Police.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland State Police barrack totals in October 2025 (in pounds):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Centreville Barrack: 582 pounds<\/li>\n<li>Frederick Barrack: 243+ pounds<\/li>\n<li>Annapolis Barrack: 174+ pounds<\/li>\n<li>Hagerstown Barrack: 106+ pounds<\/li>\n<li>Cumberland Barrack: 83+ pounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: black\">Since 2014, the Maryland State Police have successfully removed nearly 36,000 pounds of prescription drugs through the initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: black\">For more information about Maryland\u2019s overdose response, please visit the Maryland\u2019s Office of Overdose Response website: <a href=\"https:\/\/stopoverdose.maryland.gov\">https:\/\/stopoverdose.maryland.gov<\/a>. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/Saturday-April-25-2026.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30906 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/Saturday-April-25-2026-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/Saturday-April-25-2026-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/Saturday-April-25-2026-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/Saturday-April-25-2026-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/Saturday-April-25-2026-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/Saturday-April-25-2026.png 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>###<\/p>\n<p>CONTACT: Office of Media Communications, msp.media@maryland.gov<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(PIKESVILLE, MD) \u2013 The Maryland State Police are encouraging Marylanders to dispose of any expired, unused, or unwanted prescription medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25, 2026. State Police urge citizens to drop off their prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at any of<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/2026\/04\/20\/state-police-encourage-marylanders-to-safely-dispose-of-unused-medications-during-national-prescription-drug-take-back-day-on-april-25\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30907,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30905\/revisions\/30907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}