Flint, MI – The United States is currently experiencing an epidemic of prescription drug misuse and abuse. Opioid overdose deaths in Michigan have almost tripled in five years. To help turn the tide on this epidemic, Hasselbring Senior Center is partnering with the Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (Michigan OPEN) and Ms. Beverly Lewis to host a medication take-back event from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Friday, April 29.
Did you know?
· Every 10 minutes a child visits the emergency room for medication poisoning
· 12.5 million people age 12 and older misused opioids in the last year
· Three in five teens say prescription pain medication is easy to get from their parent’s medicine cabinet
Community opioid and medication take-back events provide a safe process for disposing of unused medications while protecting our communities, children and environment. Please, remove the risk from your home and bring your unused opioids to Hasselbring Senior Center medication take-back events at: 1002 West Home Avenue, Flint, MI 48505.
For more information or to find other take back event locations throughout Michigan, please visit http://michigan-open.org/
About Michigan OPEN
The Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (Michigan OPEN) is working to prevent chronic opioid use and opioid-related harms throughout the state of Michigan by:
• Developing evidence-based pain management recommendations for providers.
• Educating patients about the safe use and disposal of opioids.
• Reducing the surplus of opioid pills within communities that can lead to misuse and addiction.
Support Michigan OPEN
Donations to Michigan OPEN support the development of new prevention guidelines to reduce postoperative opioid use, and help to raise awareness of the opioid epidemic through community drug take-back events. To donate, click here.
