Media Update
Pontotoc County Drug Free Coalition is working on our media advocacy campaign! Part of our work is focusing on branding our coalition, which includes developing a logo. As we work on this massive...
View ArticleMyths and facts About Rx Misuse
Not only is it illegal to distribute your prescriptions to other people, it is also very dangerous. During a recent routine traffic stop of a student during finals last semester the officer found a...
View ArticleOnly Medical Professionals can legally prescribe medications
After hearing from a mother of three about a recent experience her family went through hopefully more people will change their behaviors in the future. Last winter, in the height of flu season, the...
View ArticleMisconceptions about Rx Use
A woman was checked into the hospital for an accidental overdose of her prescribed medications. She reported after one day of one pill twice a day and it not taking the edge off of the pain she...
View ArticleSafe Disposal of RX Drugs
Unused medications can get into the wrong hands and easily be misused or abused quickly. There are different options for what to do with the unused medications like taking it to one of the prescription...
View ArticleLock up your meds!
Imagine being a young teen with little cash flow and pressure from every direction, especially from your peers. You wake up in the middle of the night at your friend’s house with allergies and are...
View ArticleWhere to keep prescriptions in your house?
Steve and Karen try their best to keep their home both safe and welcoming. They very much enjoy entertaining their friends and family. Their daughter’s scout troop also meets at their house once a week...
View ArticleNational Drug Facts Week
Let’s Shatter the Myths about Drug Abuse Have you heard the news? The National Institute on Drug Abuse is holding the third annual National Drug Facts Week from January 27 - February 2, 2014. Taking...
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The day the laughter stopped
Veteran’s Day in 2007 seemed to be a normal day. Then I received a call from my mother. She shared that my cousin and close friend Matt was involved in a car accident and possibly injured, but knew no...
View ArticleMedia Update
Pontotoc County Drug Free Coalition is working on our media advocacy campaign! Part of our work is focusing on branding our coalition, which includes developing a logo. As we work on this massive...
View ArticleMyths and facts About Rx Misuse
Not only is it illegal to distribute your prescriptions to other people, it is also very dangerous. During a recent routine traffic stop of a student during finals last semester the officer found a...
View ArticleOnly Medical Professionals can legally prescribe medications
After hearing from a mother of three about a recent experience her family went through hopefully more people will change their behaviors in the future. Last winter, in the height of flu season, the...
View ArticleMisconceptions about Rx Use
A woman was checked into the hospital for an accidental overdose of her prescribed medications. She reported after one day of one pill twice a day and it not taking the edge off of the pain she...
View ArticleSafe Disposal of RX Drugs
Unused medications can get into the wrong hands and easily be misused or abused quickly. There are different options for what to do with the unused medications like taking it to one of the prescription...
View ArticleLock up your meds!
Imagine being a young teen with little cash flow and pressure from every direction, especially from your peers. You wake up in the middle of the night at your friend’s house with allergies and are...
View ArticleWhere to keep prescriptions in your house?
Steve and Karen try their best to keep their home both safe and welcoming. They very much enjoy entertaining their friends and family. Their daughter’s scout troop also meets at their house once a week...
View ArticleNational Drug Facts Week
Let’s Shatter the Myths about Drug Abuse Have you heard the news? The National Institute on Drug Abuse is holding the third annual National Drug Facts Week from January 27 - February 2, 2014. Taking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The day the laughter stopped
Veteran’s Day in 2007 seemed to be a normal day. Then I received a call from my mother. She shared that my cousin and close friend Matt was involved in a car accident and possibly injured, but knew no...
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