Free medicine lock boxes distribution Saturday

By Lorrie Ross
Staff Writer

  • Lorrie Ross • Clay County Progress People of Clay CARE-Coalition Allies tor Recovery and Education, will be giving free medicine lock boxes and medication disposal pouches from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday in front of the Clay County Progress office on Main Street. The local community substance misuse prevention coalition has given away a few hundred medicine lock boxes and medication disposal kits in the last year and a half. In mid 2020, they presented several of each to Clay County Emergency Director Ric
    Lorrie Ross • Clay County Progress People of Clay CARE-Coalition Allies tor Recovery and Education, will be giving free medicine lock boxes and medication disposal pouches from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday in front of the Clay County Progress office on Main Street. The local community substance misuse prevention coalition has given away a few hundred medicine lock boxes and medication disposal kits in the last year and a half. In mid 2020, they presented several of each to Clay County Emergency Director Ric
One in five young adults has misused a prescription drug, according to StopMedicineAbuse.org. In addition, many small children have been poisoned by ingesting medicines which can look like candy or…

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