Skip to main content

Save the Date for DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

DEA Take Back Day graphic with text
On Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration will host the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at the Pocomoke Building (7569 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland 20742).

Our collection site will accept tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. Liquids (including intravenous solutions), syringes and other sharps, and illicit drugs will not be accepted. DEA will accept vaping devices and cartridges provided lithium batteries are removed.

This service is free and anonymous.

If you will not be in College Park on this day, please visit https://www.dea.gov/takebackday to find a collection site near you.

Back to Top