Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we understand that many individuals may not be able to access dropbox locations in the community. If this applies to you, please refer to the following resources for safe medication disposal at home: Preventing Medicine Abuse From Home and Prescription Medication Storage & Disposal.
According to the CDC and SAMHSA, most teens and adults who misuse prescription pain relievers report that they got them from family and friends, including their own home’s medicine cabinets. Many of us have expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs at home. Information about how to prevent prescription drug misuse at home, including how to store, keep inventory of and dispose of medications safely, can be found here.
Proper disposal is the best way to ensure our prescription medications are not accessed or used in a way that is unsafe or illegal. The DEA hosts National Prescription Drug Take Back Days twice a year (in April and October). However, if you’re unable to attend an event and don’t want to wait for the next one, there are several options for locating a year-round drug disposal collection site in your community.
If you live in one of the below-listed counties and have unused or unwanted prescription drugs, excluding liquids, inhalants and needles, they can be brought to disposal drop boxes at all of the below locations. If you don’t live in those counties but are interested in finding a drug disposal location in your community, view this list of drop box locations throughout Georgia provided by The Council on Alcohol and Drugs.
Please note that GUIDE is not affiliated with any of the below locations. This is not a complete list of all disposal locations and is subject to change. We recommend calling the location ahead of time to confirm their hours and ensure there is still a prescription drug disposal drop box at the site.
Prescription Drug Disposal Drop Box Locations in Gwinnett County
Duluth
City of Duluth Police Department
3276 Buford Highway
Duluth, GA 30096
Phone: 770-476-4151
Hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Monday – Friday
Kaiser Permanente Gwinnett Comprehensive Medical Center
3650 Steve Reynolds Boulevard
Duluth, GA 30096
Phone: 404-965-0966
Hours: 7 am – 11 pm
Monday – Sunday
Lawrenceville
City of Lawrenceville Police Department
300 Jackson Street
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Phone: 770-963-2443
Hours: Open 24 Hours
CVS
620 West Pike Street
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
Phone: 770-339-1801
Hours: Open 24 Hours
Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department
2900 University Parkway
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Phone: 770-619-6500
Hours: Open 24 Hours
Walgreens
2900 Five Forks Trickum Road
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
Phone: 770-978-6475
Hours: 6 am – 12 am
Monday – Sunday
Lilburn
City of Lilburn Police Department
76 Main Street
Lilburn, GA 30047
Phone: 770-921-2211
Hours: Open 24 Hours
Loganville
Walgreens
4398 Atlanta Highway
Loganville, GA 30052
Phone: 678-639-0213
Hours: 7 am – 11 pm
Monday – Sunday
Norcross
City of Norcross Police Department
65 Lawrenceville Street
Norcross, GA 30071
Phone: 770-448-2111
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Walgreens
5985 Peachtree Parkway
Norcross, GA 30092
Phone: 678-421-9599
Hours: Open 24 Hours
Snellville
City of Snellville Police Department
2315 Wisteria Drive SW
Snellville, GA 30078
Phone: 770-985-3555
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Sugar Hill
Kaiser Permanente Sugar Hill-Buford Medical Center
1435 Broadmoor Boulevard
Sugar Hill, GA 30518
Phone: 678-765-5680
Hours: 8:30 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Closed Holidays
Prescription Drug Disposal Drop Box Locations in DeKalb County
Atlanta
Brookhaven Police Department
2665 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
Phone: 404-637-0600
Hours: Open 24 Hours
Chamblee
Chamblee Police Department
3518 Broad Street
Chamblee, GA 30341
Phone: 770-986-5005
Hours: Open 24 Hours
Clarkston
Clarkston Police Department
3921 Church Street
Clarkston, GA 30021
Phone: 404-292-9465
Hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Georgia State University, Perimeter College
G Building, Room 1180
555 North Indian Creek Drive
Clarkston, GA 30021
Phone: 678-891-3200
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Decatur
Decatur Police Department
420 West Trinity Place
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: 404-373-6551
Georgia State University, Decatur Campus
SA Building, 1st Floor
3251 Panthersville Road
Decatur, GA 30034
Phone: 678-891-2300
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Doraville
Doraville Police Department
3750 Park Avenue
Doraville, GA 30340
Phone: 770-455-1000
Hours: Open 24 Hours
Dunwoody
Dunwoody Police Department
4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Phone: 678-382-6900
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Georgia State University, Perimeter College
Student Center, Main Entrance Lobby
2101 Womack Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Phone: 770-274-5000
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Lithonia
Kaiser Permanente Stonecrest Medical Center Pharmacy
8011 Mall Parkway
Lithonia, GA 30038
Phone: 678-323-7585
Hours: 8:30 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Lithonia Police Department
6920 Main Street
Lithonia, GA 30058
Phone: 770-482-8947
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Stone Mountain
Walgreens
5320 Memorial Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone: 404-508-7166
Hours: 7 am – 11 pm (Monday – Friday), 8 am – 11 pm (Saturday – Sunday)
Tucker
Kaiser Permanente Crescent Medical Center Pharmacy
200 Crescent Centre Parkway
Tucker, GA 30084
Phone: 770-496-3523
Hours: 8:30 am – 6 pm
Monday – Friday
Prescription Drug Disposal Drop Box Locations in Newton County
Covington
Georgia State University Perimeter College (Police Department Lobby)
239 Cedar Lane
Covington, GA 30014
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Newton County Sheriff’s Office
15151 Alcovy Road
Covington, GA 30014
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm
Monday – Friday
Prescription Drug Disposal Drop Box Locations in Rockdale County
Conyers
Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office
911 Chambers Drive
Conyers, GA 30012
Hours: 10 am – 6 pm
Tuesday – Saturday
Walgreens
1510 Milstead Avenue NE
Conyers, Georgia 30012
Hours: 6 – 12 am
Monday – Sunday
If you know of additional drop box locations in Gwinnett County or DeKalb County that are not on this list, or if you have any questions about prescription drug disposal, please contact Michael Davis at michael@guideinc.org.