Safe Medicine Disposal Join us on October 23, 2021 from 10:00am-2:00pm for the next DEA Take Back Day. For more details and locations please visit our safe disposal page under resources. As a result of the COVID-19 quarantine, teens have access to unsecured medicine cabinets 24/7. 70% of teens state that they obtain addictive prescription pills from their home medicine cabinets. We still have an ongoing opioid and prescription misuse...
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