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Baltimoreâ More than 43,000 Marylanders sought crisis intervention for substance use and mental health through 211 Maryland in 2020. The nonprofit organization is responding to this need by partnering with Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative (RALI Maryland), an organization committed to ending the opioid crisis in Maryland, to reignite the statewide âStop the Stigmaâ campaign to support those with opioid addiction while raising awareness of the National Prescription Drug âTake Back Dayâ on April 24, 2021 in Maryland. Marylanders can opt-in to receive opioid-related text messaging support by texting MDHope to 898-211, and to request a free medication disposal bag.
âAs the central connector to health and human services statewide, we saw a spike in opioid-related calls for help last year and preliminary data for 2021 suggests even more people will be in crisis this year,â said Quinton Askew, president
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By City News Service
Apr 22, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Drug Enforcement Administration will hold its semiannual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday at numerous locations in the Southland and around the country, where people can turn in their expired, unused prescription medications for proper disposal.
“DEA s October 2020 Take Back Day brought in a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500 tons of unwanted drugs, the DEA said in a statement.
“Over the 10-year span of Take Back Day, DEA has brought in more than 6,800 tons of prescription drugs, the DEA reported. “With studies indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is essential.