October is National Medicine Abuse Month Did you know? 19% of Carroll County Youth have used prescription drugs NOT PRECRIBED TO THEM* have used PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION 18% WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION, or used it differently than prescribed* 9% have used PRESCRIPTION drugs TO GET HIGH 18% of 8th GRADERS* 30% of 10oth GRADERS* 29% of 12th GRADERS* reported that PRESCRIPTION DRUGS were EASY TO GET* *2018 Ilinois Youth Survey We All Need to Do Our Part to Keep Our YOUTH, Our COMMUNITY and Our ENVIRONMENT SAFE Instructions for Medication Drop Box Use: 1.Remove pills and place in a clear plastic bag. 2.Keep pills and liquids separate. 3.Do Not put needles, sharps, thermometers in the box 4.Throw your bottles in the local recycling (do not put bottles in the drop boxes). 5.DROP OFF Unused and Unwanted Medications in the Drop Boxes located in your Community: / Chadwick Police Department V Lake Carroll Association Building V Lanark Police Department V Milledgeville City Hall / Carroll County Sherriff's Department / Thomson Police Department / Savanna Police Department CCSEC For more information on how to encourage drug-free behavior and guide good choices,visit our website at: www.drugfreecarrollcounty.com GET THE FACTS: For information on how to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol if you need help talking to your teens contact the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition at 815-244-0063 or email ccsec04@gmail.com. Funding for this project is awarded to the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition by the Drug Free Communities Grant. October is National Medicine Abuse Month Did you know? 19% of Carroll County Youth have used prescription drugs NOT PRECRIBED TO THEM* have used PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION 18% WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION, or used it differently than prescribed* 9% have used PRESCRIPTION drugs TO GET HIGH 18% of 8th GRADERS* 30% of 10oth GRADERS* 29% of 12th GRADERS* reported that PRESCRIPTION DRUGS were EASY TO GET* *2018 Ilinois Youth Survey We All Need to Do Our Part to Keep Our YOUTH, Our COMMUNITY and Our ENVIRONMENT SAFE Instructions for Medication Drop Box Use: 1.Remove pills and place in a clear plastic bag. 2.Keep pills and liquids separate. 3.Do Not put needles, sharps, thermometers in the box 4.Throw your bottles in the local recycling (do not put bottles in the drop boxes). 5.DROP OFF Unused and Unwanted Medications in the Drop Boxes located in your Community: / Chadwick Police Department V Lake Carroll Association Building V Lanark Police Department V Milledgeville City Hall / Carroll County Sherriff's Department / Thomson Police Department / Savanna Police Department CCSEC For more information on how to encourage drug-free behavior and guide good choices,visit our website at: www.drugfreecarrollcounty.com GET THE FACTS: For information on how to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol if you need help talking to your teens contact the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition at 815-244-0063 or email ccsec04@gmail.com. Funding for this project is awarded to the Carroll County Substance Education Coalition by the Drug Free Communities Grant.