Medication Return
Dublin Borough now has a permanent MedReturn Drug Collection Unit.
Citizens looking to dispose of excess and expired prescription and over-the-counter medications can now visit the safe and secure permanent drop off location at Dublin Borough Municipal Building 119 Maple Ave. Dublin, PA.
The Upper Bucks Healthy Communities / Healthy Youth Coalition and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office has partnered with Dublin Borough Police Department to establish a permanent MedReturn drug collection program in order to reduce the supply of drugs that can potentially harm teens and adults.
According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), more than six million Americans abuse prescription drugs. Among youth who are 12 to 17 years old, 7.4 percent report past year non-medical use of prescription drugs.
Properly disposing of excess drugs is everyone’s responsibility as a matter of public safety. More than 70 percent of young people abusing prescription pain relievers get them through friends or family, a statistic that includes raiding the family medicine cabinet. Flushing them pollutes the water supply. Throwing them in the trash makes them an easy target, not only for thieves, but for pets and wild life. Now Dublin Borough citizens won’t have to wait for a specific take-back day to clean out their medicine cabinets.
The collection site is open during office hours Monday – Thursday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and after office hours by contacting the Dublin Borough Police Department. Drugs can be dropped off with no questions asked.
The drug collection unit is produced by MedReturn, LLC of Grafton, WI. MedReturn, LLC is committed to providing a safe, secure and environmentally friendly way to help law enforcement agencies and communities collect unwanted or expired household medication, including prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs and unused pharmaceuticals.
Contact
Dublin Borough
215-249-3310
www.dublinborough.org
Dublin Borough Police Department
215-249-0272
Dispatch - Non Emergency: 215-328-8501
mregan@dublinborough.org
