National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

Patients and Community Members Join Johns Hopkins in the Fight Against Drug Misuse!

Johns Hopkins Medicine participates in the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

The next event is Saturday, October 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Drive up and drop off unused or expired prescription medications and our staff will dispose of them for you safely. See participating locations below.

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Green Spring Station
The Johns Hopkins Hospital - New Location
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Suburban Hospital

Event Quick Facts

Over 1290 Pounds of Medication

Collected at the April 2024 Take-Back Day Event.

446 Community Members

Brought their unused or expired medication to the April 2024 event.
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12,867 Total Pounds

Total medication collected and disposed of through Johns Hopkins Take-Back Day events and pharmacy take-back bins.

Seven Participating Locations

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center

Main Entrance
5755 Cedar Ln
Columbia, MD 21044
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Howard County General Hospital

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Outpatient Care Clinic
601 5th St South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Blue Awning Entrance
4940 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224
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Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Green Spring Station, Lutherville

Between Pavilion I & Pavilion II
10755 Falls Road
Lutherville, MD 21093
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Sibley Memorial Hospital

5255 Loughboro Rd, NW
Washington, DC 20016
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Suburban Hospital

8600 Old Georgetown Rd
Bethesda, MD 20814
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Front entrance of Suburban's north building

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Johns Hopkins Hospital - Wolfe St. Circle - New Location
600 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21287
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Another Way to Dispose of Medication

You don’t have to wait for a Drug Take-Back event to dispose of unwanted medication. Johns Hopkins Pharmacies offer patients and the community a safe and convenient way to dispose of unused and expired medications throughout the year.

Misuse statistics

  • 32%

    U.S. Adults

    Know someone who has died of a drug overdose.

  • 50%

    Drug Users

    Half of people 12 and older have used illicit drugs at least once.

  • 43.7

    Million

    The estimated number of people 12 and over that needed substance use treatment in 2023.

Past Drug Take-Back Events

Browse past event photos that show the impact of Drug Take-Back Day on the community.

Drugs that have been disposed
Bayview table
Bayview volunteers work together at the booth
Greenspring volunteers
Greenspring 2022 volunteers
Sibley 2022 volunteers with security
All Children's Hospital Volunteers set up for the day
Drug take back day volunteers
Box of donated medications
Johns Hopkins Hospital volunteers
Bayview 2022 volunteers at the table
Howard County volunteers