The Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2025. The event is an effort to rid homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications.

In Lakewood, there will be various drop off sites available including at the Four Seasons Club House, the Lions Head Club House, Leisure Village East, the Harrogate Activities Room, Horizons At Woodlake (Club House) and Fairways At Lake Ridge (in the Annex Building. Those sites will be open from 10am to 12pm.

There will also be a drop-off site located in front of the Ocean County Library, located at 101 Washington St., in Toms River, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2026. It is an opportunity to dispose of tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription medications. Vaping devices will be accepted provided that the lithium batteries have been removed. Liquids, syringes and illegal drugs will not be accepted.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has been held bi-annually since 2010. Since its inception, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its law enforcement partners have collected 19.4 million pounds of medication. On October 25, 2025, the public turned in 571,054 pounds of medication to the Drug Enforcement Administration and its 4,263 community partners, at 4,319 collection sites nationwide.

“It’s important to discard unused and expired meds in a proper fashion – never flush them,” said Lakewood Police Chief Greg Meyer.