Monday, August 1, 2011

Rx Drug Abuse

Everyone knows that drugs are bad, but what about the kind you get at the doctors office? In the Threat Assessment for 2009 done by the Lake Winnebago Area Drug Unit prescription drugs were the number two threat in the Fox Cities. Even though it is 2011 the threat has not gone away in fact it has gotten worse. There have been robberies, muggings, overdoses, and murders in our area all over prescription drugs. Recently Science Daily released a study that  believes the use of prescription drugs is a first step on the path toward misuse of heroin and other injected drugs. They also found that almost one out of four young injection drug users first injected a prescription opioid, and most later switched to injecting heroin. If you would like to read the full article click here.

re:TH!NK has been partnering with local law enforcement to put into place permanent drug drop boxes in Winnebago County. There is one located at the Oshkosh Police Department in the hallway which is open 24/7. Neenah Police Department has a new drug drop box that is also open 24/7. If you have old prescriptions drugs that you have not finished or need to get rid of please used one of these boxes and help us keep these dangerous drugs off the street.   

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