Opioid Resources
Drop Box Locations
Above are the Jefferson County Drop Box locations with hours where medications can be disposed of. Please no needles or liquids. It is also preferred to place medication in clear ziplock bags out of the bottles and packaging.
Proper Medication Disposal
The above resource shows how to properly dispose of any unwanted medication if a drop box location is not accessible. Jefferson County has a number of permanent drop boxes that take medication anonymously and dispose of them safely. Please see next resource for more information on locations and hours.
Non Opioid Treatments
The above resource offers different ways to treat chronic pain that do not include opioids.
Prevent Opioid Misuse
This resource offers a variety of ways in which opioid misuse can be prevented. Please see all the resources this page has to offer, in order to have a comprehensive approach to opioid misuse.
Other Resources:
Promoting safer and effective pain management: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/Guidelines_Factsheet-Patients-a.pdf
Pregnancy and pain medication: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/pregnancy_opioid_pain_factsheet-a.pdf
Poster- Managing your pain: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/Guidelines_Factsheet-Patients-a.pdf
Overdose tip card: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/patients/Preventing-an-Opioid-Overdose-Tip-Card-a.pdf
Drug Overdose Trust and Safety (DOTS)