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On Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office along with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset will host the semi-annual Drug Take Back Day.
This medication disposal event has been offered every spring and fall for the last 10 years with a goal to prevent prescription drug misuse and theft. Everyone is invited to bring in expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for safe disposal, no questions asked. This national event is sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency, local law enforcement and community health partners. The service is free and anonymous. Please wear a mask at the disposal sites.
Nonprofit helps build self-confidence in community with autism
Nonprofit helps build self-confidence in community with autism
April is Autism Awareness Month, but the Milwaukee-based nonprofit Islands Of Brilliance calls April Autism Action Month.
MILWAUKEE - April is Autism Awareness Month, but the Milwaukee-based nonprofit Islands Of Brilliance calls April Autism Action Month.
For nine years now, Islands of Brilliance has helped build self-confidence and self-determination in the community of those with autism. We really consider ourselves an early workforce development program, said Mark Fairbanks, founder of Islands of Brilliance.
Island of Brilliance
Focused on art, design, and team-based curriculum.
Apr 19, 2021
The Drug Enforcement Administration has worked over the last decade to get people to clear out their medicine cabinets of expired or unwanted prescription drugs.
The program is now on its 11th year with a Take Back event scheduled for Saturday, April 24.
Assistant Special Agent Steve Verdow says the event is more important than ever as overdoses increased 30 percent last year.
At the last Take Back Day, the DEA collected 500 tons of unwanted drugs.
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Hereâs how you can safely dispose of prescription drugs you donât need
Law enforcement agencies across Utah are participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.
(Toby Talbot | AP file photo) Law enforcement agencies across Utah are participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24, 2021, to help people safely disposed of unused or expired prescription medication, such as OxyContin. | Updated: 4:06 a.m.
Unused medication â like opioids â sitting in a medicine cabinet can be dangerous. Millions of people misuse prescription pain relievers, stimulants and sedatives every year, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. And whether they know it or not, a majority of those drugs are obtained from family and friends.