MEDICATION TAKE-BACK
Stop! Don’t save unused medications or flush them down the toilet!
Drop medications you don’t need any more in a drug disposal box. This helps to stop them from being misused. It also keeps our waterways safe because the medicine is not flushed down the toilet.
Drop off pain pills and the other drugs listed below...
No questions asked.
ITEMS ACCEPTED
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Prescription medications
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Over-the-Counter medications
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Pet Medications
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Vitamins and supplements
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Medicated ointments, lotions, creams, and oils
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Liquid medication in leak-proof containers
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Homeopathic remedies
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Suppositories
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED
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Thermometers, needles, and syringes
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Bloody or infectious waste and IV bags
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Personal care oroducts
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Hydrogen Peroxide
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Aerosol cans
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Full inhalers
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Chemotherapy pills—return to prescribing provider
DRUG DROP BOX LOCATIONS
Akers Pharmacy
1595 East Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia, NC 28054
Mon - Fri: 8:30AM - 7PM,
Sat: 8:30AM - 3PM
(704) 865-3411
CVS Pharmacy
6750 Wilkinson Boulevard, Belmont, NC 28012
24 hours a day
(704) 825-6929
Dallas Police Department
207 West Church Street, Dallas, NC 28034
Mon - Fri: 8AM - 5PM
(704) 922-3131
Gastonia Police Department
200 East Long Avenue, Gastonia, NC 28052
24 hours a day
(704) 866-6702
TAS Drug
500 West Church Street, Cherryville, NC 28021
Mon - Fri: 9AM - 8PM,
Sat: 9AM - 6PM,
Sun: 2PM - 6PM
Belmont Police Department
201 Chronicle Street,
Belmont, NC 28012
Mon - Fri: 8AM - 5PM
(704) 825-3792
Cherryville Police Department
704 East Church Street Cherryville, NC 28021
24 hours a day
(704) 435-1717
CVS Pharmacy
1075 East Hudson Boulevard, Gastonia, NC 28054
Mon - Sun: 8AM - 9PM
(704) 864-8749
Gaston County Police Department
420 West Franklin Boulevard, Gastonia, NC 28052
Mon - Fri: 8AM - 8PM
(704) 866-3320
Mt. Holly Police Department
400 East Central Avenue,
Mt. Holly, NC 28120
24 hours a day
(704) 827-4343
Walgreens
6802 Wilkinson Boulevard, Belmont, NC 28012
Mon - Sun: 7AM - 11PM
(704) 829-5681
CVS Pharmacy
442 South Highway 27 South, Stanley, NC 28164
Mon - Sun: 8AM - 10PM
(704) 263-1416
Gaston County Sheriff’s Office
425 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Gastonia, NC 28052
24 hours a day
(704) 869-6800
Stanley Police Department
230 South Main Street, Stanley, NC 28164
Mon - Fri: 8AM - 5PM
(704) 263-4778
Walgreens
2465 South New Hope Road, Gastonia, NC 28054
Mon - Sat: 8AM - 10PM,
Sun: 10AM - 6PM
(704) 810-9912
(704) 435-5082
Walgreens
2975 Union Road,
Gastonia, NC 28054
Mon - Sun: 8AM - 10PM
(704) 867-6957
Walgreens
1000 Dallas Cherryville Highway, Dallas, NC 28034
Mon - Sun: 8AM - 10PM
(704) 922-0297
SAFELY DISPOSE OF MEDICINE AT HOME
Deterra pouches are a safe way to throw out medicine at home.
You can get Deterra pouches for free. For more information call (704) 842-6465.
STORE MEDICINE SAFELY
Lockboxes and locking pouches are safe ways to store medicine at home.
You can get lockboxes and locking pouches for free. For more information call (704) 842-6465.