Medication Safety
Resources are color coded by region in the state, see key below
1. Drug Take Back Days
- Drug Take-back Locations - Interactive map of Indiana showing locations that allow medication disposal; allows search by zip code, city, and/or county name
- Household Drug Disposal - Article detailing safe storage and proper disposal of medications
2. Opioid/substance abuse education and support
- Overdose Prevention Lifeline - Nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals, families, and communities affected by substance use disorder. Provides naloxone and fentanyl test strips upon request. Offers harm reduction education and training programs for various audiences.
- Stepping Stone (SWBH) - Vanderburgh, Warrick, Gibson, and Posey Counties - Residential and outpatient services for addiction, child & family services, neurodevelopmental center for children, crisis services, primary care services
- Indiana Naloxone Boxes and Distribution Centers - Interactive map of Indiana that shows Naloxbox locations, vending machines, fentanyl test strip locations, and distribution centers for these products
- Aaron's Law - Indiana Department of Health website for harm reduction and overdose prevention; contains information regarding naloxone distribution, training opportunities, the naloxone administration heat map, and syringe services schedule for each county that participates.
- Naloxone Training Opportunities - Indiana State Government website with information surrounding opioid awareness
- Indiana Recovery Alliance - Bloomington, IN - Human rights advocacy organization that focuses on harm reduction; their goal is to advance policies, practices, and programs that address overdose, HIV, hepatitis C, chaotic use, and incarceration; they offer naloxone kits and training, group therapy, rapid HCV and HIV testing, a syringe services program, and more
4. Safe needle trade in/syringe services program (SSP)
- Marion County - Details where syringe services are located in Marion County as well as their support services
- Tippecanoe County - Details where syringe services are located in Tippecanoe County as well their support services
5. Sharps disposal
- National sharps disposal database - National database that allows people to find locations to dispose of used sharps safely
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