National Drug Take Back Day In Brick: See Where To Drop Off Medications

BRICK, NJ — If you have unneeded medications in your home, Brick Township police will be collecting them as part of National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.

The national event aims to get unneeded and unused prescription medication out of homes and prevent it from ending up on the streets or otherwise in the hands of those who would abuse medications.

"Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands," the DEA notes on its website for National Drug Take Back Day. "That's dangerous and often tragic."

National Drug Take Back Day allows people to anonymously discard medications safely — you do not need to provide any information to drop them off.

The Brick Township Police Department will be accepting unneeded medications on Saturday at Walmart on Route 88 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The police department also has a secure medication collection box in the lobby of the police department that is accessible seven days a week for those unable to go to Saturday's drop-off event.