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MedDrop Sunday

June 25 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Help prevent prescription painkiller misuse and overdose in Dane County. Join us for MedDrop Sunday hosted by the African American Opioid Coalition (AAOC) for a prescription drug take back event at New Covenant Church of Christ, 4245 W. Beltline Hwy, Madison, on Sunday, June 25, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

We’ll have free lock boxes available to safely store your medications at home.

Bring:

  • Prescription medication
  • Over-the-counter medicine (pills, liquids, creams)
  • Pet medication
  • Medicine samples
  • Vitamins
  • Nebulizer solution
  • Inhalers

Leave medications in original pharmacy containers and remove the label or cross off personal information or remove medications from pharmacy containers and place in a resealable bag.

Please do no bring:

  • Illegal drugs
  • IV Bags
  • Oxygen Tanks
  • Nebulizer Machines
  • Thermometers
  • Sharps, Epi-pens or anything with a needle or lancet

Contact: Ms. Itina Johnson, (608) 441-3060 or ijohnson@safercommunity.net.

Details

Date:
June 25
Time:
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Organizer

Safe Communities
Phone
(608) 441-3060
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Venue

New Covenant Church of Christ
4245 W. Beltline Hwy
Madison, Wisconsin
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Treatment Key

Safe communities has complied a list of abbreviation definitions for finding the right treatment for you.

MAT: Medication for Addiction Treatment.
OP: Outpatient Treatment – person lives at home or in the community, attends. individual and group therapy, these can include or not include MAT.
IOP: Intensive Outpatient Treatment – person lives at home or in the community, attends individual and extended groups, 9-12 hours a week.
Residential: person lives at the facility for a period of at least 14 days, some last as many as 45 days.
PHP: Partial Hospitalization Program is a structured mental health treatment program that runs for several hours each day, three to five days per week.
DBT: Dialectical behavior therapy is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that integrates mindfulness techniques.