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Don't Keep Rx Around is READY for your school! To enroll now go to: https://wvdii.thinkific.com/courses/rex or email Jessica Napier-Eagle, Education Director at [email protected]

Preventing Prescription Misuse and Childhood Poisoning When medications are not stored properly or discarded when expired, they can be dangerous to others in your home.

Medication Safety Month reminds people to be cautious The month is a good time to make sure you and your loved ones are doing everything possible to stay safe including only taking what was prescribed directly to you.

June is Medication Safety Awareness Month - help us share Rex's message to dispose of unused or expired medications - Don't Keep Rx Around

June is Medication Safety Awareness Month June is Medication Safety Awareness Month

We thank you for joining us this week for National Prevention Week. We hope the information shared here will help prevent future misuse and addiction, as well as save lives. Reach out to the staff of the WV DII if you have questions or resources: https://www.wvdii.org/who-we-are and check out our website for much more information and valuable resources!

WHO WE ARE | Wvdii Dr. Susan Bissett is the president of the newly formed West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located at the University of Charleston in West Virginia. Dr. Bissett is a higher education professional with roots in academic and student affairs who is fiercely comm...

Have you heard about co-prescribing? When a physicians prescribes naloxone (an opioid reversal drug) with an opioid prescription, this is call co-prescribing. The WV DII is working diligently with community partners,to educate about the importance of co-prescribing. You can find our more about here: https://www.wvdii.org/coprescribing

If you using an opioid prescription and would like a FREE naloxone kit to help protect you and your family, you can visit our webpage and join the naloxone training: https://www.wvdii.org/naloxone (Free naloxone kits are only available for WV residents)

How do most people who misuse prescription opioids obtain them? According to a recent publication released from SAMHSA, the overwhelming majority of people who misuse prescription pain relievers obtain them from a friend or relative (50.8%).

If you aren’t using a prescription pain reliever, Don’t Keep Rx Around - dispose of it safely! Request a FREE medication disposal system from the WV DII and check out more information here: https://www.wvdii.org/medication-safety

The WV DII launched an medication safety and responsibility program for college students this year - with the goal is to educate college students about the dangers of prescription misuse and provide them with tools to prevent misuse and develop healthy medication practices for their lives. To learn more about this program, check out: https://www.wvdii.org/college or enroll in this free online course here: https://wvdii.thinkific.com/courses/smartrx-university-student-summer-pilot-course

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The Good news for College Students - For More info visit the WVdii.org

The mission of the WV DII is to reduce overdose deaths in WV from opioid and drug misuse by focusing on:
Research
Education
Collaboration
Advocacy
Prevention.
To learn more about the work and efforts of the WV DII, visit our website: www.wvdii.org