Durham Middlefield Local Wellness Coalition

05/07/2024

Be on the lookout for our newest billboard on rte 17 past the Hardhat Tavern.

04/29/2024

It's alarming but true: you can't assume a pill is safe if its not from a licensed pharmacy. https://pulse.ly/uq5yjd0nag

04/27/2024

Another successful DEA Drug Take Back Day! A big thank you to our Durham & Middlefield resident state troopers for hosting our collection sites.
Disposing of medication properly helps prevent misuse, abuse and possible overdose.
If you were not able to make it and still need to dispose of medications, email [email protected] for at home disposal kits!

04/26/2024

Today is National Drug Take Back Day! Dispose of your unwanted or unneeded drugs safely at the Durham Community Center and the Middlefield Community Center from 10-2. Get a free DETERRA drug disposal system when you drop off your medications.

What we CAN accept:
expired or unwanted prescription drugs,
OTC products (like aspirin or cough medicine)
vitamins
veterinary medicines
medicines with unreadable labels or unknown content.

What we CANNOT accept:
syringes
sharps
any other type of medical equipment or waste.

04/22/2024

https://www.thehubct.org/post/kids-can-buy-drugs-easier-than-you-think

What You Need to Know About Drugs on Social MediaKids used to have limited options for where they could get drugs: friends at school, medicine cabinets or on the street. Now they don’t even have to leave the house. Buying drugs online has become increasingly popular and drug dealers are targeting ...

04/22/2024

Watch and listen to pediatricians explain the dangers of youth va**ng.

E-cigarettes are the most common to***co products used by youth. Pediatric doctors Deepa Camenga, MD, MHS, FAAP, and Susan Walley, MD, NCTTS, FAAP, explain w...

04/22/2024

04/22/2024

This Saturday April 27th at both community centers it will be DRIVE-THRU, no need to park! ONE WAY ENTER and EXIT!

Turn in your unneeded, unused prescriptions and over the counter medications. Let's keep our community and environment safe!

at the Durham Community Center (144 Pickett Lane) and at the Middlefield Community Center (405 Main Street)

if you have questions, please call DMYFS at 860-349-0258, or email [email protected]. THANK YOU!

04/15/2024

"...findings suggest that asking adolescents about substance use may provide a powerful screening tool when looking for underlying mental health issues, researchers said, researchers said." Read more on this topic here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/health/teens-drugs-alcohol-mental-health.html

03/21/2024

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