Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, Morris Plains Borough Chief of Police Mike Koroski, Morris Township Chief of Police Robert Shearer, and Randolph Township Chief of Police Will Harzula announce the first National Prescription Drug Take Back Day of 2025 yielded 519 pounds and 17 bags of surrendered medications.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a semi-annual event coordinated nationally by the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in which law enforcement agencies at the state, county, and municipal level work collectively to host the program across the nation. The goal of National Prescription Drug Take Back Days is to encourage the public to anonymously turn over unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medicine, which was weighed and properly disposed of by law enforcement officials.
Residents of Morris County were able to bring unused or expired prescription drugs to three designated locations staffed by county law enforcement - Shoprite of Greater Morristown in Hanover Township, the ACME Supermarket in Randolph, and the Stop and Shop Supermarket in Morris Plains.
The total weight in materials collected from each location are as follows:
- Shoprite of Greater Morristown: 132 pounds
- Stop and Shop of Morris Plains: 172 pounds
- ACME of Randolph: 215 pounds
Total: 519 pounds
In 2024, the National Prescription Drug Take Back Days held in spring and autumn in Morris County locations yielded a combined 410 pounds.
