For too many New Jerseyans, addiction begins in the medicine
cabinet. The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has
developed Project Medicine Drop as an important component of its
effort to halt the abuse and diversion of prescription drugs. It
allows consumers to dispose of unused and expired medications
anonymously, seven days a week, 365 days a year, at
“prescription drug drop boxes” located within the headquarters
of participating police departments. Each Project Medicine Drop
box is installed indoors, affixed to the floor or wall in a
secure area within police department headquarters, within view
of law enforcement officers, in an area to which members of the
public may be admitted to dispose of their unused medications.
Their prominent “Project Medicine Drop” logos make the boxes
highly visible and recognizable. This initiative builds on the
success of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's National
Take Back Initiative, and the American Medicine Chest Challenge,
which is sponsored in New Jersey