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This Holiday Season: Share a Meal, Not Your Meds

December 4, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

If you’re like me, you’ll spend this holiday season visiting family and loved ones and welcoming them into your home. The holidays are a time to gather, celebrate and share with the people closest to us. While sharing gifts this holiday season, please don’t accidentally share your prescription medications. While you’re busy making sure your […]

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Holiday Lock Box Giveaway

December 4, 2017 By Alex Windings 28 Comments

As we gear up for the holidays, Count It! Lock It! Drop It! is giving away THREE free home lock boxes. As you invite your loved ones into your home this holiday season, keep them out of harm’s way by locking up your prescription medications. Interested in entering? Check out the rules below for more […]

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Miss Tennessee tackles opioid epidemic

October 17, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

Miss Tennessee tackles opioid epidemic

October 17, 2017  Elizabeth Fite  The effects of substance abuse and the opioid epidemic have hit close to home for Miss Tennessee 2017 Caty Davis. Her grandfather, father and half-brother all battled addiction, but Davis said her position as Miss Tennessee gives her a great opportunity to change the conversation surrounding drugs and alcohol. “My […]

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Tennesseans turn in mountain of pills, but fight against opioids rages

October 16, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

October 15, 2017 Holly Fletcher  Tennesseans surrendered more than 35,489 pounds of pills and pill waste in two days over the last year in collection events sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. And there was an additional 52,164 pounds collected at permanent drop-off sites around the state between September 2016 and August 2017, according to […]

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Count It! Lock It! Drop It! ™ Adds New Communities to Program

August 16, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

Count It! Lock It! Drop It! ™ Adds New Communities to Program

Last summer, CLD received a grant from the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation to expand the program to counties identified as hot spots for prescription pill misuse. Since receiving the grant, CLD has added 24 new counties to its program, making it actively represented in 56 out of 95 counties in Tennessee, and a […]

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Stay Safe this Fourth of July

June 28, 2017 By Alex Windings 1 Comment

Stay Safe this Fourth of July

The Fourth of July holiday is right around the corner and summer is officially here. What better time to bask in the sun, enjoy BBQ and relax with your loved ones? Whether you are spending this holiday at the lake or enjoying a nice “stay-cation,” remember it is always important to be aware of the […]

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Overcoming the opioid crisis

June 27, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

June 26, 2017 Hank Hayes  KINGSPORT — Tennessee’s largest health insurer let business leaders at a Fourth Friday Kingsport Chamber of Commerce breakfast know it wants to be part of a solution to the opioid crisis. “We’re not here to lecture you on the dangers of opioid abuse. Our guess is everyone in this room has […]

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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day by the Numbers

June 14, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day by the Numbers

On Saturday, April 19, Tennesseans did their part to prevent prescription drug misuse by dropping off their expired and unwanted prescription pills at take-back events across the state. If you attended a take-back event on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, you might be wondering how many pounds of pills were collected. The Tennessean recently released […]

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CVS Health Report Provides Insights About Prescription Drug Abuse in U.S.

May 17, 2017 By Alex Windings 2 Comments

CVS Health Report Provides Insights About Prescription Drug Abuse in U.S.

To gain a better understanding of Americans’ perceptions of prescription drug abuse, CVS Health conducted a public opinion poll in March 2017 of 2,000 American voters. Below are a few of the key insights the poll revealed about prescription drug abuse in the United States. The majority of Americans have prescription medications in their homes, […]

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Thousands of pills collected during drug take-back day

May 1, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

Adam Tamburin April 29, 2017 Middle Tennesseans got rid of thousands of unused prescription pills Saturday when national, state and local agencies teamed up to host the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The bi-annual effort to dispose of controlled substances has taken on added significance in the shadow of a deadly epidemic of opioid abuse. […]

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