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. Now Longwood citizens won’t have to wait for a specific take-back day to clean out their medicine cabinets.
The LPD MedReturn collection box is located in the front lobby of the Longwood Police Department, 235 West Church Avenue, and is open Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm (excluding major holidays). Drugs can be dropped off by citizens with no questions asked.
The following items CANNOT be placed in the MedReturn box:
**Liquids
**Needles/sharps
The Longwood Police Department is committed to providing a safe, simple, secure and environmentally friendly way to help our community collect unwanted or expired household medication -- including prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs and unused pharmaceuticals. Safely removing these items out of the community will help deter drug related crimes and potential overdose/addiction issues in the community.