Partnership Distributes 500 Free Family Safety Kits Courtesy of DisposeRX andthe National Child ID Program
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Opioid abuse is an epidemic in Mississippi and across the country. Starting early with educating young children and adolescents about the dangers of opioids and the importance of staying away from their misuse is vital to saving lives. These kits not only give parents a way to deactivate unused or expired opioids in the house, but also a mechanism for bringing their child home safely if the unthinkable happens and they ever go missing.
Yesterday, Sunday, November 20, Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s Office, in collaboration with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) and the Andrew Jackson Council of the Boy Scouts of America, hosted Scout Out Opioids, a program to raise awareness with Scouts and their families about the dangers of opioids and techniques for reducing the possibility of opioid abuse and misuse for them and their loved ones.
“Opioid abuse is an epidemic in Mississippi and across the country,” said Attorney General Lynn Fitch.“ Starting early with educating young children and adolescents about the dangers of opioids and the importance of staying away from their misuse is vital to saving lives. I am grateful to our partners at the Boy Scouts of America and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics for helping us convey this message to not only these young Scouts, but also their families. And I appreciate DisposeRx and the National Child ID Program providing us with 500 free Family Safety Kits for all of the participating Scout families. These kits not only give parents a way to deactivate unused or expired opioids in the house, but also a mechanism for bringing their child home safely if the unthinkable happens and they ever go missing.”
Attorney General Lynn Fitch
As part of Scout Out Opioids, Scouts at Winter Camp at Hood Scout Reservation in Hazlehurst, Mississippi received a special Scout Out Opioids patch and heard from experts on opioid addiction and abuse, including Colonel Steven Maxwell, MBN Director; staff from the Attorney General’s Office; and Jeffrey Harvey with Hinds Behavioral Health Services, a recovering addict who works with Stand Up Mississippi, a multi-agency partnership to end opioid abuse.
