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3 Prescription Drug (Rx) Drop Boxes are now in Windham County.
Read the Reformer article 1/25/13
Rx drug drop boxes provide a safe alternative to tossing or flushing your medications which could compromise our water supply. Keeping prescription medications in your home provides an opportunity for them to be misused. You can now safely dispose of your expired and unwanted precription medications (pills and patches only) at one of the following locations:
Brattleboro Police Dept. - 230 Main Street, Brattleboro (24/7)
Bellows Falls Police Dept. - 170 Rockingham Street, Bellows Falls (24/7)
Windham County Sheriff's Dept. - 11 Jail Street, Newfane (7am-10pm daily)
Learm more about Prescription (Rx) misuse and how you can do your part to prevent it.
Prescription drug misuse resources for parents:
Lock Your Meds
Parents360 Rx Action Toolkit
National Drug Facts Week January 28 - February 3
National Drug Facts Week (NDFW) is a health observance week for teens that aims to shatter the myths about drugs and drug abuse. Learn more about the myths and how to have a conversation with your teen.
Encourage your teen to visit the NIDA for Teens website for interactive games, quizzes and more to help shatter the myths around teen drug and other substance use.
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Lock Your Meds
The Brattleboro Area Prevention Coalition announces the launch the Lock Your Meds Media Campaign, a national multi-media campaign designed to reduce prescription drug abuse. Lock Your Meds® is a call to action for all parents and families to take a stand against the alarming increase in prescription drug abuse. Since 70% of prescription drug abusers report getting the drugs from their friends and families, these “unwitting suppliers” can be a force in curbing the abuse. The Campaign, produced by the National Family Partnership, makes adults aware that they are the “unwitting suppliers” of prescription medications being used in unintended ways, especially by young people.
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