College Park, MD – On September 26, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) participated in its Tenth Annual Prescription Drug Take Back event, the public has embraced the opportunity these take-back events provide to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. UMPD site collected approximately 52lbs. of unused pharmaceuticals.
Thank you to our partners with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and everyone who assisted with the event.
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The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) is hosting a "Terp Take Back" site as part of the DEA's Drug Take Back event this Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 10am to 2pm at UMPD Headquarters (7569 Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD).
Solid medication accepted with or without the original container. Liquid medication accepted in original containers only. Personal information should be removed from containers. No intra-venous solutions, injectibles, or syringes please.
