BALTIMORE, MD (November 16, 2015)– The Baltimore City Health Department, Behavioral Health System Baltimore, and the Baltimore Police Department today announced the establishment of nine new prescription return boxes— one at each Baltimore City police precinct station— to allow individuals to return any expired or unused medication, including prescription opioids, such as Percocet, OxyContin or Vicodin, with no questions asked.

The prescription return boxes will be accessible at all times and are the only locations in the city where Baltimoreans can safely and anonymously dispose of opioids and other prescription drugs, which remain a significant source of addiction in Baltimore.

Prescription drug drop boxes now will be available at all times at Baltimore's nine police district offices as the city works to stem heroin overdoses and other accidental drug deaths, health and p

You would think that working for the Health Department would make you automatically healthy. I’m here to tell you that we are people too. We’re people that get 3:00 sweet tooths. We’re people that have high hopes of packing a healthy lunch but end up going to the closest carryout. We’re people that have to decide whether to go to the closest market or spend more time and money going somewhere bigger and better.