National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 28th, from 10 am – 2 pm. Clean out your medicine cabinet and do your part to get rid of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medicines. For a list of local collection sites, click here.
Prevention is key
Prevention is key to stopping the disease of addiction. Everyone has a role in preventing the tragedies that occur once a person becomes addicted to a substance or behavior. You can make a difference in the lives of those around you. Check out these many resources and if you’d like more, contact us at info@cpsummit.org.
The Deterra Project: Preventing Prescription Medicine Abuse:
It’s The Deterra Project’s one-year anniversary on Thursday, August 31, 2017, with Acme Fresh Market #1 hosting the event. The Deterra Project’s One Year Press Release The Deterra Project- Year One Results Distribution Partners_August 2017
Summit County Community Partnership is pleased to kick off a drug prevention initiative on August 31, 2016, aimed at preventing the pipeline to addiction. Summit County Community Partnership has received a donation by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals of 40,000 drug deactivation pouches that will be distributed to senior centers, patients, parents, and families in Akron and Summit Counties to provide a safe and responsible drug disposal method, preventing abuse and misuse of leftover prescription medication.
If each of these pouches are used to capacity, 1.3 million pills will not be available to fall into the wrong hands in our community. These pouches will be distributed to individuals who typically do not have the capacity to utilize one of the many locked DUMP boxes that are available in our community. These pouches make it easy and convenient for individuals to destroy unused prescription medicine in their own homes.
The user-friendly pouch deactivates prescription drugs and renders contents safe for landfills. After filling the specially formulated pouch with prescription drugs and regular tap water, it can be sealed and thrown away with the household trash.
Acme Fresh Market Pharmacy is partnering to make our community safer by offering drug disposal pouches through their 16 neighborhood locations. Summit County residents can access pouches at any Acme Fresh Market Pharmacy location.
In addition to Acme Fresh Market Pharmacy, SCCP is partnering with numerous community organizations to distribute pouches, including Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, AUI, Cascade Village – The Community Builders, City of Akron, City of Barberton, Community Health Center, County of Summit ADM Board, Mature Services, Inc., Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Summa Health, the Summit County Opiate Task Force and Summit County Public Health.
This initiative provides an additional way to properly dispose of prescription medication, reaching individuals who are unable to utilize a drug take back box. It is intended to supplement the work of Project DUMP and Drug Take Back Days.
Additional information about The Deterra Project can be accessed here:
Online Resources:
Toolkits:
Safe Medicine Disposal
Local Opiate Awareness Groups
Local Prevention Resources
- County of Summit ADM Board
- Project P.A.N.D.A.
- Ohio Guidestone
- Pastoral Counseling Services
- Mature Services
- Urban Ounce of Prevention
If you have a local program using evidence-based practices, please contact us at info@cpsummit.org.