Saturday is the day to get rid of old drugs cluttering your medicine cabinet – WTOP News

Have some some old or expired prescription drugs that are cluttering your medicine cabinet? Don’t just toss those bottles in the trash or flush the medication down the toilet. Instead, take them to one of dozens of DEA sponsored National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.

According to the DEA, old prescription drugs left in medicine cabinets helped fuel the opioid crisis and that a majority of people who become addicted to opioid drugs obtain medication from a family member or friend.

While some drugs are flushable, according to the FDA, and there are protocols to properly trash your medications, the DEA says it is best to bring the unused drugs to the designated take back days.

The federal agency is hosting the 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event at thousands of sites across the country on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

You can see a full list of events on the DEA website. Below are some events in the D.C. area.

D.C.

• MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
  102 Irving St. NW, Washington, DC, 20010

Montgomery County

• 1st District Station
  100 Edison Park Dr., Gaithersburg
• 2nd District Station
  4823 Rugby Ave., Bethesda
• 3rd District Station
  1002 Milestone Dr., Silver Spring
• 4th District Station
  2300 Randolph Rd., Wheaton
• 5th District Station
  20000 Aircraft Dr., Germantown
• 6th District Station
  45 W. Watkins Mill Rd., Gaithersburg
• Chevy Chase Village Police Dept.
  5906 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase
• Brookville Pharmacy
  5454 Wisconsin Ave., (Ste. 400) Chevy Chase
• Rite Aid Pharmacy
  10134 River Rd., Potomac
• MedStar Pharmacy
  18101 Prince Phillip Dr., Oiney
• CVS
  3110 Oiney Sandy Spring Rd., Olney
• CVS
  9920 Key West Ave., Rockville
• Village Green Apothecary
  5415 W. Cedar Ln., Bethesda

Prince George’s County

• Prince George Police Department, Side parking lot
  6600 Courthouse Rd, Prince George ,
  Prince George ER 1700 Temple Pkwy, Prince George
• Hopewell Police Department Parking lot by main entrance
  300 N. Main St, Hopewell
• Colonial Heights Police Department at Toys R Us parking lot
  1869 Southpark Blvd, Columbia Heights
• Petersburg Sheriff’s Office, Walmart Parking lot
  3500 South Crater Rd, Petersburg
• Chesterfield County Police Department at Westchester Emergency Department
  601 Watkins Centre Parkway, Midlothian

Arlington County

• Arlington County Fire Station #2
  4805 Wilson Boulevard
• Arlington County Fire Station #5
  1750 S. Hayes Street
• Arlington County Fire Station #9
  1900 S. Walter Reed Drive
• Arlington County Police Department
  2000 block of 14th Street N.

Fairfax County

• Fair Oaks District Station
  12300 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033
• Franconia District Station
  6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA 22310
• Mason District Station
  6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003
• Tysons Emergency
  8240 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182
• Mount Vernon District Station
  2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306
• Reston Hospital Center
  1850 Town Center Parkway, Reston, VA 20190
  Outside Pavilion 1, across from Parking Garage B
• Sully District Station
  4900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, VA 20151
• West Springfield District Station
  6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152
• Town of Vienna Police Department
  215 Center Street South, Vienna, VA 22180