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February Is American Heart Month

Tuesday, 15 February 2022 by Max Menius

Guarding your heart health is an important life goal, and a worthwhile investment in both addiction recovery and your general well-being. In case you didn’t know, February is American Heart Month! The American Heart Association (in conjunction with Cedars-Sanai Medical Center) has provided some excellent guidelines for elevating your heart health. Check out the graphic

Published in Faith and Inspiration, General Discussion, Greensboro, Health, Information for Parents, Prevention and Intervention, Recovery, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco

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Tips For Getting and Staying Healthy in 2022

Tuesday, 18 January 2022 by Max Menius

The new year is here! Here are some tips for getting and staying healthy in 2022! 5 Tips for a healthier you! 1. Avoid smoking Tobacco consumption and exposure to second-hand smoke are important causes of premature death from heart and lung disease, myocardial infarction and cancer. If you smoke, you can put a stop

Published in Addiction Recovery, Cigarettes, Community Help, Current Drug Trends, Donate to ADS, Faith and Inspiration, Greensboro Health, Information for Parents, Nicotine dependency, Prevention and Intervention, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco

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Lethal Fentanyl Is On The Rise

Tuesday, 11 January 2022 by Max Menius

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published information highlighting the proliferation of deadly fentanyl in America. Fentanyl is approximately 50 times more powerful than heroin and is finding its way into a wide variety of street drugs. CBS affiliate WMAZ covered this topic in a January 10, 2022 post. Of particular interest was

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Got Meds Disposal Drive 6-24-21

Monday, 14 June 2021 by Max Menius

ADS and its community partners are sponsoring another great Got Meds Disposal drive in Guilford County. There is more information available below at the provided links or in the large picture shown below. www.Facebook.com/HealthyGuilford www.Instagram.com/HealthyGuilford The date of the Got Meds event is June 24, 2021. Location is at the Trotter Active Adult Center

Published in Addiction Professionals, Alcohol Awareness, Drug Overdose, Information for Parents, Media and Addiction Coverage, Medication Disposal, Overdose Prevention, Prevention and Intervention

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Got Meds Disposal Drive 6-23-21

Monday, 14 June 2021 by Max Menius

ADS and its community partners are sponsoring another great Got Meds Disposal drive in Guilford County. There is more information available below at the provided links or in the large picture shown below. www.Facebook.com/HealthyGuilford www.Instagram.com/HealthyGuilford The date of the Got Meds event is June 23, 2021. Location is 2401 Fairview St, Greensboro NC.

Published in Addiction Professionals, Addiction Recovery, Information for Parents, Media and Addiction Coverage, Overdose Prevention, Prevention and Intervention, Teen Substance Abuse

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Med Disposal 6-12-21

Wednesday, 26 May 2021 by Max Menius

ADS and its community partners are sponsoring another great Got Meds Disposal drive in Guilford County. There is more information available below at the provided links or in the large picture shown below. www.Facebook.com/HealthyGuilford www.Instagram.com/HealthyGuilford The date of the Got Meds event is June 12, 2021. Location is McLeansville, NC.

Published in Addiction, Alcohol and Drug Services, Current Drug Trends, Information for Parents, Prescription Drug Abuse, Prevention and Intervention

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Got Meds Disposal Drive 6-19-2021

Thursday, 13 May 2021 by Max Menius

ADS and its community partners are sponsoring another great Got Meds Disposal drive in Guilford County. There is more information available below at the provided links or in the large picture shown below. www.Facebook.com/HealthyGuilford www.Instagram.com/HealthyGuilford The date of the Got Meds event is June 19, 2021. Location is Summerfield, NC.

Published in Alcohol and Drug Services, Drug Safety, Greensboro Health, Information for Parents, Medication Disposal, Prevention and Intervention, Teen Substance Abuse, Treatment and Recovery

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Got Meds Disposal Drive

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 by Max Menius

ADS and its community partners are once again sponsoring another great Got Meds Disposal drive in Guilford County. There is more information available below at the provided links or in the large picture shown below. www.Facebook.com/HealthyGuilford www.Instagram.com/HealthyGuilford The date of the Got Meds event is May 22, 2021.

Drug Safety Got Meds

Published in Drug Safety, Information for Parents, Overdose Prevention, Prevention and Intervention, Teen Substance Abuse, Treatment and Recovery

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Minimizing Risk of COVID-19 Exposure

Monday, 30 March 2020 by Max Menius

Please visit this link below to learn more about protecting yourself from the COVID-19 virus. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html

Published in Addiction Recovery, Information for Parents, Methadone, Prevention and Intervention

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Guilford County Dispose of Your Meds Drive

Wednesday, 12 February 2020 by Max Menius

Hello, Guilford County! It’s that time again to dispose of your outdated or unused medications. The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, Healthy Guilford, Safe Guilford, Drug Enforcement Agency, and Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) are working together to sponsor another medication disposal initiative. Please note below that there are three locations where you can turn in