Mind Your Meds
Safe Use
- Follow the directions on the medicine label carefully.
- If you don’t understand the directions, ask your doctor, nurse or pharmacist to explain them to you.
- Keep a list of all the medicines, vitamins, minerals and herbs that you have,
- Do not share prescription medications with anyone–this is illegal!
- Consider keeping naloxone (also known as Narcan®) on hand in case of an accidental overdose. Click here for information on how to get your free naloxone kit.
- Teach your children about medicine safety.
Safe Storage
- Store medicines in a secure location that is too high for children to reach or see.
- Consider using a lock box, medication safe or other lockable storage device.
- Never leave medicines or vitamins out on a kitchen counter or at a child’s bedside.
- Always re-lock the safety cap on a medicine bottle.
- Teach your children about medicine safety.
Safe Disposal
- Block out any personal information on prescription containers before disposing of an empty container.
- Do not flush medications down the toilet or drain so they do not enter our water supplies.
- Dispose of unused medications and do not store for future use.
- Use Drug Take Back Days or permanent prescription drug disposal locations to dispose of expire or unused medications.
Secure Rx Medication Drop-Off Sites
Dispose of expired, unwanted medications at home with a drug deactivation bag.
- Block out any personal information on prescription containers before disposing of an empty container.
- Do not flush medications down the toilet or drain so they do not enter our water supplies.
- Dispose of unused medications and do not store for future use.
- Use Drug Take Back Days or permanent prescription drug disposal locations to dispose of expired or unused medications.
You can dispose your medications at these secure Rx drug drop-off box locations throughout Tuscarawas County.
Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office
2295 Reiser Avenue SE
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
330-339-7713
(drop-off in lobby, 24/7)
Newcomerstown Police Department
124 W. Church St.
Newcomerstown, OH 43832
740-498-6161
(call prior to drop-off)
Sugarcreek Police Department
126 S. Broadway
Sugarcreek, OH 44681
330-852-2212
(drop-off 24/7, call prior to drop-off)
New Philadelphia Police Department
122 2nd St. SE
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
330-343-4488
(call prior to drop-off)
Strasburg Police Department
358 5th St.
Strasburg, OH 44680
330-878-7011
(6am – 2pm, call prior to drop-off)
Dennison Police Department
302 Grant St. (2nd Floor)
Dennison, OH 44621
740-922-3131
(drop-off 24/7, call prior to drop-off)
Where Can I Get FREE Naloxone?
Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided With Naloxone) is a community-wide naloxone (also known as narcan) distribution program. The project educates opioid users, their family members or their friends on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of a drug overdose. Call emergency medical services, perform rescue breathing, and administer naloxone/narcan nasally.
Naloxone (also known as Narcan®) is a medication that can reverse an overdose caused by an opioid drug (heroin, fentanyl, or prescription pain medications). When administered during an overdose, naloxone blocks the effects of opioids on the brain and quickly restores breathing.
Take the following steps to reverse an overdose:
- Call emergency medical services
- Perform rescue breathing
- Administer naloxone/Narcan® nasally
The Tuscarawas County Health Department’s Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided With Naloxone) Program provides free Narcan® kits to those who would like to help save lives by reversing overdoses.The program is Federally funded through a grant from the Ohio Department of Health.