Gloucester hosts drug takeback day Oct. 24
Gloucester's Health Department and Police Department will hold a National Drug Takeback Day event Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rose Baker Center for Aging Well, where residents can drop off unneeded medications and get free narcan and training.
The City of Gloucester announced Oct. 19 that it will take part in National Drug Takeback Day on Saturday, Oct. 24.
The Gloucester Health Department and Gloucester Police Department will accept unneeded medications for safe disposal from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the back parking lot and entrance of the Rose Baker Center for Aging Well, 6 Manuel F. Lewis St. The Health Department will also be on site offering free narcan and training.
Residents who cannot attend can use the drop box at the Police Station, 197 Main St., which is available at any time.
Accepted items include prescription medications, over the counter medications, narcotics, veterinary pill and liquid medications, and vitamins.
The event will not accept syringes, IV bags, bloody or infectious waste, empty containers, personal care products, hydrogen peroxide, inhalers or thermometers. Syringes can instead be brought to the Gloucester Police drop box, available 24/7, or to the Addison Gilbert Hospital drop box. Mercury thermometers can be disposed of through the Gloucester Health Department.
Source: City of Gloucester announcement, October 19, 2026.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the original announcement.
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