Monday, November 11, 2019; Grants, NM: This October’s Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Drug Take Back Day netted over 75 pounds of unused medication in Cibola County. There were two sites residents safely disposed of their unused medications: Grants Walmart and the Laguna Police Department. Cibola County has participated in Drug Take Back Day for […]
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Bayard’s first Drug Take Back Day a success
Tuesday, November 5, 2019; Bayard, NM: This October’s Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Drug Take Back Day was the first-time residents could dispose of medications at two locations in Grant County: Bayard Public Safety Building and Silver City’s WalMart Super Center. County-wide, nearly 200 pounds of unused medications were collected in a single day. The […]
DEA award Doña Ana County coalition for work preventing drug use
This article is reprinted from the Las Cruces Sun-News. Visit their site to learn more, LAS CRUCES, NM – Over the last five years, the Unified Prevention Coalition of Doña Ana County has worked to confront opioid and drug addiction in southern New Mexico, with measurable results. On Monday, they were honored with an award […]
Drug Take Back Day collects nearly 900 pounds of unused medications
Friday, November 1; Las Cruces, NM: Doña Ana County residents safely disposed of 896 pounds of medications at the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Drug Take Back Day held the last Saturday of October. DEA’s National Drug Take Back Day is a twice annual opportunity for the anonymous disposal of unwanted, unused or expired medications, […]
Drug Take Back Day opportunity to clean out medicine cabinets (Cibola County)
Wednesday, October 23, 2019; Grants, NM: Over 40 percent of people admit to snooping in medicine cabinets when visiting a house, according to a survey by party planning website The Salonniere. What would they find in yours? If the answer is medications, especially left-over pills, now is the time to clean out your medicine cabinet […]
Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day (Doña Ana County)
Tuesday, October 22, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: On Saturday, (October 26, 2019) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local police departments and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 18th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted […]
Saturday is Drug Take Back Day in Luna County
Wednesday, October 23, 2019; Deming, NM: Over 40 percent of people admit to snooping in medicine cabinets when visiting a house, according to a survey by party planning website The Salonniere. What would they find in yours? If the answer is medications, especially left-over pills, now is the time to clean out your medicine cabinet […]
New staff shifts project into high gear
Monday, September 16, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: New staff member Alexis Brandt is continuing to shift the conversation around alcohol with the Unified Prevention Coalition of Doña Ana County (UP!) as part of the Shift Positive (Shift+) grant awarded by Paseo del Norte Health Foundation. Brandt will guide the Doña Ana County residents to discover […]
CHI welcomes Cibola Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition
Friday, September 27, 2019; Grants, NM: Cibola Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (CSAPC), and its program specialist Lori Vigil, have joined the Center for Health Innovation (CHI), a nonprofit which is New Mexico’s designated Public Health Institute. “CHI is happy to welcome Lori and the CSAPC to the prevention team. We look forward to supporting […]
Got prescription medications? Here’s how to dispose of them!
Guest column special to the Las Cruces Sun-News. Monday, September 9, 2019; Las Cruces, NM: Have you recent lost a loved one and have suddenly realized your left with prescription medications? Maybe you have prescriptions you don’t need any more or some that are outdated. Do you know what to do with them? What is […]