Prevent Prescription Painkiller Abuse and Overdose in Dane County Join us for MedDrop Sunday - June 19th, 2022 Hosted by the African American Opioid Coalition and Safe Communities Locations: Fountain of Life Church I 633 W Badger Pd © 10:00am SS Morris Community AME Church I 3511 Milwaukee St © 10:30am Mt. Zion Baptist Church […]
Our goal is to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal of prescription medications and to educate the public about safe use, storage, and disposal of medications to prevent poisoning and other potential harm from accidental/intentional misuse of medications. Please visit us at any of the three locations on October 29th to dispose […]
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 Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church, 4200 Buckeye Rd., Madison, on Sunday, May 7, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We’ll have free […]
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 Second Baptist Church, 4303 Britta Parkway, Madison, on Sunday, May 28, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We’ll have free lock boxes available to […]
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 […]
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 28th. Stop by one of these locations between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to drop off unwanted, unused or outdated prescription and over-the-counter medications: Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd., Madison Second Baptist Church, 4303 Britta Pkwy., Madison Warner Park, 2930 N Sherman Ave., Madison Staff from […]
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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.
