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1 event with 3 locations for your convenience.

A "Dose of Reality" is a media campaign aimed to provide facts about the opioid epidemic, the importance of safe storage & proper disposal of prescription medications and information to prevent opioid misuse. Each year, CHY partners with local law enforcement to participate in DEA National Prescription Take-Back Day. 

About 50,000 young children are seen in emergency rooms each year because they have taken medications while unsupervised. 

April 

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DEA National Take Back Day provides 2 opportunities each year for Americans to help prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths by safely disposing of unused and expired medications and keeping these substances out of the wrong hands.

October

5 PERMANENT DROP BOX LOCATIONS 

Lancaster Police Department

405 E. Arch St

City of Lancaster 

Lancaster County Sheriff's Office

Main Office

1520 Pageland Hwy

Lancaster

Lancaster County Sheriff's Office

Indian Land

1821 Sandal Brook Rd. 

Indian Land

Kershaw Town Hall

113 S. Hampton St.

Kershaw

Plexus

Pharmacy

703 N White St.

Lancaster

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