It is Everyone's Responsibility to Safely Dispose of Meds

Locally, Operation Medicine Drop is a partnership between Safe Kids of Pitt County and the Pitt County Sheriff's Office.  State-wide, it is a combination of Safe Kids of North Carolina, the Riverkeepers of North Carolina, NC State Bureau of Investigation, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of North Carolina and local law enforcement agencies working together to encourage the public to safely dispose of unused, unwanted, and expired medication.  We are unable to accept liquid medication, syringes, or needles.  Thank you for understanding.

 

By providing safe and secure ways for people to get rid of expired or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications, Operation Medicine Drop helps prevent accidental poisonings and drug abuse while protecting our waters.

 

Operation Medicine Drop holds several local events each year at public locations. During events, unwanted medicine is collected so it can be disposed of properly without polluting our water supplies or being used illegally. 

 

The Pitt County Sheriff's Office has a secure medicine drop box located in the lobby of our office.  The medicine drop box is open Monday-Friday from 8 am until 5 pm.  There is no longer a drop box location in the courthouse. 

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If you would like to search for other medication drop boxes throughout Pitt County, or anywhere in the country, check out the following website.  https://www.rxdrugdropbox.org/  You can also check out the easy graphic below for Pitt County collection boxes to visit throughout the county.  Let's work together to save lives!

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