Heather Curtis
WMAL.com

WASHINGTON – The D.C. metro region hasn’t escaped the national opioid addiction epidemic.

Officials urge people to bring their unused prescription medications to local police departments and sheriff’s offices around the nation today for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

In 2016, more than 1,100 Virginians died from a heroin or prescription drug overdose according to Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring.

From January to September of 2016, more than 900 Marylanders died from heroin overdoses according to preliminary data released by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examienr reports more than 200 people died from opioid overdoses in the first half of 2016.

“This problem has its roots in the medicine cabinet, rather than out on the streets. Half of all young people who use heroin got started using prescription drugs,” Herring said.

Some young people get their first pills right out of the medicine cabinets in their own homes. Herring said keeping unused medicaitons increases the likelihood that they could be misused and abused.

Law enforcement agencies around the region will be collecting un-used medications Saturday and disposing of them safely. Look below for a list of participating law enforcement offices:
LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
LANDSDOWNE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER
FRONT LOBBY/ENTRANCE AREA
19485 SANDRIDGE WAY
LEESBURG
VA, 20176

LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
LOVETTSVILLE FIRE STATION
12837 BERLIN TURNPIKE
LOVETTSVILLE
VA, 20180

PURCELLVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
FIREMEN’S FIELD
ACROSS FROM PURCELLVILLE TOWN HALL
205 S. NURSERY AVE
PURCELLVILLE
VA, 20132

LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
EASTERN LOUDOUN STATION
FRONT LOBBY AREA
46620 EAST FREDERICK DRIVE
STERLING
VA, 20164

DEA
STERLING COMMUNITY CENTER
HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR
120 ENTERPRISE ST
STERLING
VA, 20164

MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
5TH DISTRICT POLICE STATION
GERMANTOWN
20000 AIRCRAFT DRIVE
GERMANTOWN
MD, 20874

MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
CHURCHILL SENIOR LIVING CENTER
21000 FATHER HURLEY BLVD.
GERMANTOWN
MD, 20874

LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
DULLES SOUTH PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER
FRONT LOBBY AREA
25216 LOUDOUN PARKWAY
CHANTILLY
VA, 20152

MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
6TH DISTRICT STATION
45-A WEST WATKINS MILL ROAD
GAITHERSBURG
MD, 20878

MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
MONTGOMERY COUNT DEPT. OF POLICE HQ
DISTRICT 1
100 EDISON PARK DRIVE
GAITHERSBURG
MD, 20878

FREDERICK POLICE DEPARTMENT
HARRY GROVE STADIUM
NYMEO FIELD
21 STADIUM DRIVE
FREDERICK
MD, 21703

LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
MIDDLEBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT
10 W. MARSHALL ST
MIDDLEBURG
VA, 20117

PRINCE WILLIAM CO. PD
NOVANT HEALTH HAYMARKET MEDICAL CENTER
FRONT PARKING LOT
15225 HEATHCOTE BLVD
HAYMARKET
VA, 20169

GAITHERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT
GAITHERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT
14 FULKS CORNER AVENUE
GAITHERSBURG
MD, 20877

MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
ASBURY METHODIST VILLAGE
417 RUSSELL AVE.
GAITHERSBURG
MD, 20877

ROCKVILLE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
ROCKVILLE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
#2 W. MONTGOMERY AVENUE
ROCKVILLE
MD, 20850

MARYLAND STATE POLICE
MSP ROCKVILLE BARRACK
POC: LT. H.B. MARTZ
7915 MONTROSE ROAD
ROCKVILLE
MD, 20854

JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
CHARLES TOWN WALMART
96 PATRICK HENRY WAY
CHARLES TOWN
WV, 25414

FAIRFAX CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
FAIRFAX CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
FRONT LOBBY
3730 OLD LEE HIGHWAY
FAIRFAX
VA, 22030

VIRGINIA STATE POLICE
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE DIVISION VII HQS
POC: SGT BILL JOYNER
4977 ALLIANCE DRIVE
FAIRFAX
VA, 22030

RANSON POLICE DEPARTMENT
RANSON POLICE DEPARTMENT
700 N. PRESTON ST
RANSON
WV, 25438

MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
6125 MONTROSE RD.
ROCKVILLE
MD, 20852

VIENNA POLICE DEPARTMENT
VIENNA POLICE HEADQUARTERS
NEAR FRONT ENTRANCE
215 CENTER STREET SOUTH
VIENNA
VA, 22180

NOVA COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLICE DEPARTMENT
NOVA COMMUNITY COLLEGE – ANNANDALE
CA BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE
8333 LITTLE RIVER TURNPIKE
ANNANDALE
VA, 22003

FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
MASON DISTRICT STATION
FRONT PARKING LOT -OPERATING 8 AM TO 2 PM-
6507 COLUMBIA PIKE
ANNANDALE
VA, 22003

FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
RESTON DISTRICT STATION
PARKING LOT -OPERATING 8 AM TO 2 PM-
12000 BOWMAN TOWNE DRIVE
RESTON
VA, 20190

FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
MCLEAN DISTRICT POLICE STATION
FRONT PARKING LOT -OPERATING 8 AM TO 2 PM-
1437 BALLS HILL ROAD
MCLEAN
VA, 22101

HERNDON POLICE DEPARTMENT
HERNDON POLICE DEPARTMENT
LOBBY AREA
397 HERNDON PARKWAY
HERNDON
VA, 20170

FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
WEST SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT STATION
PARKING LOT -OPERATING 8 AM TO 2 PM-
6140 ROLLING ROAD
SPRINGFIELD
VA, 22152

FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
MOUNT VERNON DISTRICT POLICE STATION
FRONT PARKING LOT -OPERATING 8 AM TO 2 PM-
2511 PARKERS LANE
ALEXANDRIA
VA, 22306

FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
FRANCONIA DISTRICT STATION
FRONT PARKING LOT -OPERATING 8 AM TO 2 PM-
6121 FRANCONIA ROAD
ALEXANDRIA
VA, 22310

FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
FAIR OAKS DISTRICT STATION
PARKING LOT -OPERATING 8 AM TO 2 PM-
12300 LEE JACKSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY
FAIRFAX
VA, 22033

FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
SULLY DISTRICT POLICE STATION
FRONT PARKING LOT -OPERATING 8 AM TO 2 PM-
4900 STONECROFT BOULEVARD
CHANTILLY
VA, 20151

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