• Jacksonville Police Department 

• Onslow Memorial Hospital (OMH)

Onslow Memorial Hospital partners with the Jacksonville Police Department to host Drug Take Back programs and oversee permanent drug collection sites throughout the county, providing the public with a safe way to dispose of unwanted or unneeded medications. All medications are accepted under a no-questions-asked policy, and OCHD reports out the data collected to help inform community safety and substance misuse prevention efforts. The nine permanent drug collection sites are: Jacksonville Department of Public Safety, Onslow County Sheriff Department, two Walgreens locations, Swansboro Police Department, Richlands Town Hall, Holly Ridge Police Department, and two pharmacies on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

OCHD partners collected 448.99 pounds medication from the community. In February 2026, OCHD confirmed the nine permanent medication drop locations listed above. The Onslow County Sheriff Office hosted a Drug Take Back event on October 25, 2025, contributing to 21.7 pounds collected that month. Community partners did not collect any medications in December 2025.