Rx Drug Abuse Prevention Starts at Home

Every day, 2,000 teenagers use a prescription drug to get high for the first time. It can be as easy as opening a cupboard, drawer or medicine cabinet. If your child is prescribed medication: talk to the prescribing physician about safety guidelines; monitor the family’s prescriptions; secure them tightly in a locked cabinet; and properly dispose of expired, unused medications.  Irvington has an Rx Take Back Days on January 20 and April 28 at Irvington Town Hall from 10am – 2pm.  Permanent MedReturn boxes are available 24/7 in the Ardsley and Dobbs Ferry Police stations. Learn more.

Prescription Drugs

Prescription drugs aren’t dangerous because they’re legal, right?

Be sure your child understands that simply because prescription drugs are legal it does not mean they are always safe — and that prescription drugs are only legal for the person to whom they’re prescribed. Learn more.