Operation Medicine Cabinet

The Medford Lakes Police Department, will be hosting an Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey local collection site as part of the first statewide medicine disposal day in the nation. The event will take place at the Medford Lakes Police Department, 1 Cabin Circle, Medford Lakes, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. This initiative, open to all residents, was organized to encourage local community residents properly dispose of their unused, unwanted and expired medicine. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division (DEA), the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ), is spearheading this statewide effort, with over 250 participating New Jersey police departments. Medford Lakes residents looking for information on the abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs and local collection location information should visit www.operationmedicinecabinetnj.com. Medford Lakes Police Chief Frank Martine stated, “Prescription drug abuse is very prevalent today especially among our youth. It’s very easy to enter into the medicine cabinet and find prescriptions that are no longer being used by the person they were intended. It’s a dangerous situation that seems to be getting worse. The Medford Lakes Police Department is very excited to be part of this initiative not only to give people a safe way to dispose of their unwanted prescription medications but to deliver the public attention to the problem.”