{"id":752600,"date":"2026-04-25T17:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/752600\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T17:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:16:15","slug":"unused-medications-can-be-dropped-off-safely-across-dmv-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/752600\/","title":{"rendered":"Unused medications can be dropped off safely across DMV this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (7News) \u2014 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (<a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/topic\/DEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DEA<\/a>) is hosting its 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, with more than 270 collection sites across the District, <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/topic\/Maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Maryland<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/topic\/Virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and gives residents a safe, anonymous way to dispose of expired, unused, or unwanted <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/topic\/prescription%20medication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">prescription medications<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Officials said the goal is to prevent misuse, reduce theft, and keep drugs out of the wrong hands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO | <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/truck-caught-on-camera-doing-donuts-tearing-up-parking-lot-chaptico-maryland-st-marys-county-flying-dirt-gravel-property-damage-crime-solvers-tips-viral-surveillance-video-police-investigation-cash-rewards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Truck caught on camera doing donuts, tearing up parking lot in Maryland<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DEA officials said during the last Take Back Day in October, more than 25,000 pounds of materials were collected from 280 locations across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Items accepted include prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, pet medications, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/topic\/vape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">vape <\/a>pens or cartridges\u2014with batteries removed. <\/p>\n<p>Liquids and needles are generally not accepted at most locations.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some DMV locations you can visit: <\/p>\n<p>D.C.:<\/p>\n<p>MPD Stations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First District Station: 101 M Street SW <\/li>\n<li>Second District Station: 3320 Idaho Avenue NW <\/li>\n<li>Third District Station: 1620 V Street NW <\/li>\n<li>Fourth District Station: 6001 Georgia Avenue NW <\/li>\n<li>Fifth District Station: 1805 Bladensburg Road NE <\/li>\n<li>Sixth District Station: 5002 Hayes Street NE <\/li>\n<li>Seventh District Station: 2455 Alabama Avenue SE  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Libraries<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mt. Pleasant Library: 3160 16th Street NW <\/li>\n<li>Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library: 901 G Street NW <\/li>\n<li>Cleveland Park Library: 3310 Connecticut Avenue NW <\/li>\n<li>Southwest Library: 900 Wesley Place SW <\/li>\n<li>Anacostia Library: 1800 Marion Barry Avenue SE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DC Housing Authority: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Claridge House: 1221 M Street NW <\/li>\n<li>Greenleaf Senior: 1200 Delaware Avenue SW <\/li>\n<li>Knox Hill Senior: 2700 Jasper Street SE <\/li>\n<li>Potomac Senior: 1225 G Street SE <\/li>\n<li>Regency House: 5201 Connecticut Avenue NW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Maryland:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Takoma Park Police Department, 7500 Maple Avenue<\/li>\n<li>Maryland State Police barracks are equipped with secure drug collection boxes that are accessible year-round, 24\/7<\/li>\n<li>First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville 6201 Belcrest Road Hyattsville, MD 20782<\/li>\n<li>Bowie Police Department, located on the side of City Hall at 15901 Fred Robinson Way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Virginia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leesburg Police Department Headquarters &#8211; 65 Plaza Street NE<\/li>\n<li>Fire Station #2 4805 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22203 <\/li>\n<li>Fire Station #5 1750 S. Hayes Street Arlington, VA 22202 <\/li>\n<li>Fire Station #9 1900 S. Walter Reed Drive Arlington, VA 22204 <\/li>\n<li>Arlington County Police Department 2000 block of 14th Street N. Arlington, VA 22201<\/li>\n<li>Alexandria Police Department Headquarters (3600 Wheeler Ave.) <\/li>\n<li>Fire Station 210 (5255 Eisenhower Ave.) <\/li>\n<li>The Neighborhood Pharmacy of Del Ray (2204 Mt. Vernon Ave.) <\/li>\n<li>Walgreens Pharmacy (3614 King St.)<\/li>\n<li>Dominion Hospital 2960 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Falls Church, VA 22044<\/li>\n<li>Fair Oaks District Police Station 12300 Route 50 Fairfax, Virginia 22033<\/li>\n<li>Franconia District Police Station 7170 Silver Lake Blvd, Alexandria 22315<\/li>\n<li>Mount Vernon District Police Station 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306<\/li>\n<li>Reston District Police Station 1801 Cameron Glen Dr, Reston, 20190<\/li>\n<li>Sully District Police Station 4900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, VA 20151<\/li>\n<li>Town of Vienna Police Department 215 Center Street South, Vienna, VA 22180<\/li>\n<li>Tysons Emergency 8240 Leesburg Pike Service Road, Tysons Corner, VA 22182<\/li>\n<li>West Springfield District Police Station \u2013 Drive Through Location 6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cPrescription drugs may be legal, but they can be dangerous in the wrong hands. Our prevention and treatment strategies to combat the opioid crisis and keep residents safe are working,\u201d said DBH Director Barbara J. Bazron, Ph.D. \u201cWe can continue to prevent misuse and overdose by clearing out our medicine cabinets and safely disposing unused prescription drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anyone facingmental health or substance use disorders can call or text 988 for help.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WASHINGTON (7News) \u2014 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is hosting its 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":752601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[210,1060,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-752600","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-medication","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116466482473537811","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/752601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}