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Safely Dispose of Unused Prescription Drugs this Weekend

By |2017-04-25T09:11:09-07:00April 25th, 2017|Prevention|

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs. You can find a drop off location in your area online.  If you are downtown this weekend, there will be a take back drug [...]

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Got drugs?

By |2017-02-10T09:49:42-07:00April 25th, 2014|Prevention|

You may be contributing to one of Arizona’s biggest public health problems and not even realize it.  Arizona has the 6th highest rate in the country for prescription drug misuse and drug overdose death. What’s really frightening is that more than 90% of Arizona youth that misuse prescription drugs get them from family and friends. The [...]

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Hydrocodone Combination Products Moving to Schedule II?

By |2017-02-10T09:50:00-07:00November 7th, 2013|Behavioral Health, Prevention|

Poisoning (including alcohol and prescription drugs) causes more deaths than car crashes in AZ.  Committed folks across the state are taking action on this issue.  We’re part of the Arizona Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative, a multi-agency, multi-systemic approach to addressing the epidemic.  As part of this initiative, new guidelines have been issued for prescribing [...]

Put a Stop to Poisoning

By |2017-02-10T09:50:31-07:00April 25th, 2013|Behavioral Health, Prevention|

The benefit of everything is determined by dosage.  Even water, a critical element for life, is bad for the human body when you have too much.  But when it comes to prescription drugs, the dosage is incredibly important.  Doctors spend years learning about which medications work for what and how much is the right dose.  [...]

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Protect Your Family – Get Rid of Drugs

By |2017-02-10T09:50:58-07:00September 28th, 2012|Behavioral Health, Preparedness, Prevention|

Prescription drugs serve a very important purpose in health care, when they’re used the right way.  That’s why physicians have to write the prescriptions – doctors who are trained to understand the purpose of the medication as well as the patient’s tolerance and the possibility of interactions. However, too many times, we keep medication after [...]

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Trash Your Stash V

By |2012-04-27T12:42:20-07:00April 27th, 2012|General|

Prescription drugs can be safe and effective at treating illnesses- but leftovers are also tempting for experimental teens- and the misuse of narcotic prescriptions is an increasingly urgent public health problem in Arizona.  In fact, more than 1,100 Arizonans died from prescription drug poisoning from misuse and abuse last year- which is more than the number [...]

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Trash Your Stash

By |2011-10-28T10:01:33-07:00October 28th, 2011|General, Prevention|

Prescription drugs can be safe and effective at treating illnesses- but leftovers are also tempting for experimental teens- and the misuse of narcotic prescriptions is an increasingly urgent public health problem in Arizona.  In fact, more than 1,100 Arizonans died from prescription drug poisoning from misuse and abuse last year- which is more than the number [...]

Clean Your Medicine Cabinet This Weekend!

By |2011-04-29T08:15:12-07:00April 29th, 2011|Behavioral Health, General, Prevention|

Prescription drugs can be safe and effective at treating illnesses and conditions, but they can also be tempting for experimental teens, and misuse and abuse of narcotic prescriptions is a growing and now urgent problem.  Powerful prescription drugs are often available and easily accessible in many, if not most, homes and many parents don’t recognize [...]

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