Medication & Sharps Drop Boxes

Medication Safety is important to ensure safer households.

Who should secure their medications? Everyone.

What types of prescription, pet, or OTC (over the counter) medications should be secured? All medications! When should you secure your medications? At all times, especially during parties, house showings, open-houses, estate sales and when having; guests, renovations, and especially if you have children (any age) living in your home.

Where should medications be secured?

In a lock box, locked drawer, or locked cabinet. When these medications are no longer in use, they should be disposed of properly by being brought to a drop-box location.

Why should they be secured?

There has been an increase in heroin and opiate overdoses. Many opiate use disorders begin with prescription drug abuse. Many people who misuse prescriptions get them from family or friends. Please help restrict availability by; monitoring, securing, and disposing of your prescription drugs.

Sharps Drop Boxes

Please read! Before dropping any sharps off to the following locations, please place them in a non puncturable container such as, an empty laundry detergent bottle or similar, heavy-duty plastic container.

For more information about the New York State Safe Sharps Collection Program, please visit: New York State Safe Sharps Collection Program (ny.gov)