The Lakewood Police Department will once again join the United States Drug Enforcement Administration in support of the 21st Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Chief Meyer tells TLS. The event is an effort to rid homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.

It is an opportunity to dispose of tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. Vaping devices will be accepted provided that the lithium batteries are removed. Liquids, syringes and illegal drugs will not be accepted.

You can bring them to Lakewood Police Headquarters, 231 3rd Street, Lakewood, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2021.

There will also be a drop off site located in front of the Ocean County Justice Complex, located at 120 Hooper Ave., in Toms River between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2021.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has been held bi-annually since 2010. Since its inception, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its law enforcement partners have collected 14,524,391 pounds of medication. On October, 24, 2020, the public turned in a record 985,392 pounds-almost 493 tons- of medication to the Drug Enforcement Administration and its 4,153 community partners, at 4,587 collection sites nationwide.