DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day October 27

October 17, 2018
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is set for Saturday, Oct. 27. As part of this major health and safety initiative, the DeKalb Prevention Coalition will host this take-back event at Smithville City Hall. More than 15 tons of drugs were collected statewide on the last National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in April.

Community members are encouraged to stop by this local take-back location to drop off their unused or expired medications, especially pain relievers and other prescription drugs. Health Care and law enforcement officers will be on hand to accept the medications and safely dispose of them, no questions asked.

“Two-thirds of Tennesseans said the main sources of prescription pain pills for those who abuse them are family members or friends,” said Lisa Cripps, Coordinator of DPC. “Take-back days are a safe and easy way to get these drugs out of your home.”

“Count It! Lock It! Drop It! is a comprehensive community program for prescription drug abuse prevention. The program’s focus is for all Tennesseans to count their pills, keep them locked away, and safely drop them in an official drop box to prevent others from accessing them,” said Kristina Clark, co-founder of Count It! Lock It! Drop It!^TM.

“With 52 percent of individuals statewide having concerns about a loved one’s becoming addicted, we want to provide more opportunities for people to safely dispose of their medications. National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day occurs twice a year, so we can better prevent these addictive drugs from getting into the wrong hands.”

If you can’t make it to a take-back event, visit http://countitlockitdropit.org/drop-box-finder/ to find a drop box in your community.

About CLD

Count It! Lock It! Drop It!^TM (CLD) is a comprehensive community program for prescription drug misuse prevention based in Coffee County, Tenn. With support from the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation, an independent licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, and the community at large, the program is leading a statewide education effort to combat the misuse and abuse of prescription pain medication. According to the Tennessee Department of Health, 7,636,112 opioid prescriptions were written in 2016, and it is CLD’s mission to make the community aware of the risks and dangers associated with the prescription drug misuse epidemic.

About DEA Take-Back Events

In April 2017, Americans turned in more than 900,000 pounds of prescription drugs at almost 5,400 sites operated by the DEA and more than 4,200 of its state and local law enforcement partners. Tennesseans discarded 31,183 pounds of prescription drugs. In its 12 previous take-back events, the DEA and its partners have collected more than 6.4 million pounds – about 3,200 tons – of pills. For more information on the National Take-Back Initiative, visit https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/.

October 17, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Kids and their families are invited to a fun filled day Saturday, October 20 at the DeKalb Community Complex from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The first ever FREE Fall Fest will feature games, cake walk, face painting, kids arts and crafts, popcorn, live bluegrass music, a line dancing class at 12:30pm, and much more.

View video below of Director Josh Isaac inviting you to this event

IMG_1917 from dwayne page on Vimeo.

For more information call 615-597-2121.

October 17, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The L.B.J. & C. Smithville Head Start Center will be hosting an Open House on Friday, October 19 from 1-4 p.m.

Special fun activities will be available for the kids including inflatables and face painting and refreshments will be served.

“We will have vendors here with booths and displays to provide families information including the Genesis House, Healthier Beginnings, Stephens Center, the DeKalb Prevention Coalition, Justin Potter Library and the Imagination Library, the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department, and more. The DeKalb County Health Department will also be making flu shots available,” said Cathy Shehane, Director of the Smithville Head Start Center.

The staff and parents are looking forward to showing their center and the children’s arts and crafts.

“We serve four classrooms of 74 three and four year old children with school readiness skills to prepare them for kindergarten. Our staff consists of 13 people,” said Shehane.

Head Start provides children with activities that help them grow mentally, socially, emotionally, and physically.

“We invite families and the community, including public officials to stop by during our open house to see what we do,” added Shehane.

The center is located at 118 Kimberly Lane.

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