Resources
Medication Disposal
The facts:
- Disposing of medications in the trash or down the toilet can impact the environment as well as the community.
What can you do?
- Safely dispose of any unwanted/unused/expired medications at a medication disposal site. Link here:
- Never save medications for future use to prevent misuse.
Medication Storage
The facts:
- Often the first exposure to misuse of medications is through a loved one or family member’s medications.
- In 2020, 49% of all calls to the Poison Helpline involving children under 5 years of age involved medications.
What can you do?
- Safely store prescription medications in a locked location.
- Find a pharmacy drop box near you! Click Here
- Store pets’ prescription medications safely as the can also be misused.
Safe Use of Prescription Medications
The facts:
- Misuse of prescription medications can be intentional or unintentional
- There were 655 unintentional drug overdoses in OK County in 2019
What can you do?
- Never share prescription medications with anyone
- Never take prescription medications that are not prescribed to you
- Never take a different dosage of a prescribed medication
- Check for potential interactions with other substances like Alcohol
Naloxone is a safe and effective way to reverse an opioid overdose and potentially save a life. Get a FREE kit shipped to you in Oklahoma by visiting okimready.org.
To get trained on how to administer Naloxone, please contact: okprev@dccca.org
Visit our training calendar to register for upcoming courses.
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
Overdose Prevention & Naloxone
Handle with Care
Mental Health First Aid
Conversations on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)
Events
DCCCA/SUPA works to prevent overdose and substance use in Oklahoma County. Join us for the 6th annual Prevention and Recovery in the Park event featuring family friendly fun and connection to resources!
Saturday, September 6th, 2025
6:00-9:00 PM
Great Lawn – Scissortail Park
The event will feature a moment of reflection to remember those lost to overdose.
Who Should Attend?
- Prevention Specialists, Community Coalitions, Public Health Professionals, Educators, Legislators
- Social Workers, Psychologists
- Treatment and Recovery Providers, Addiction Specialists
- Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services
- Medical Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Providers, Pharmacists
Participants will:
- Gain awareness of the impact of the prescription drug and opioid crisis in our state.
- Explore evidence-based
- Prescription drug and opioid misuse and abuse prevention
- Opioid Use Disorder treatment and recovery
- Social impacts of substance misuse in our community
Join us for an evening of delicious charcuterie, silent auction shopping, dessert bar, mocktails, and live art, benefiting DCCCA! Once the program begins we will present community awards and our featured speaker and artist, Richard Hight, will create a live painting, offering attendees a unique opportunity to witness the creative process in real time. The completed artwork will be raffled at the end of the evening.