Area Residents Caring & Helping within the Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships |
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October 18, 2013
| Vol 3, Issue 2 |
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Tredyffrin Township & ARCH partnership
National Take Back Day
October 26, 2013
Tredyffrin Township Building
On Saturday, October 26, from 10 am to 2 pm, Tredyffrin Township and ARCH will provide residents with no cost anonymous collection of unwanted and expired medicines. October 26, 2013, has been designated a National Take Back Day. Bring your medications for disposal to Tredyffrin Township Building, 1100 DuPortail Rd in Chesterbrook. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
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Tredyffrin offers ongoing disposal option. Click on photo to read more.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosts national Take Back events in the spring and fall. Last fall, Americans turned in 244 tons of prescription drugs at over 5,200 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners. In its five previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in over 2 million pounds (over a thousand tons) of pills.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines-flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash-both pose potential safety and health hazards
This event is open to the community.
Sincerely,
Your friends at ARCH
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Stop Medicine Abuse
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"Is your medicine cabinet a source for a teen's legal "high?" Because a doctor's prescription is not needed, many mistakenly believe that over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are safer than prescription medicines and illegal street drugs. They are in fact safe and effective when taken as directed, but even OTC medicines-including herbals-can cause serious and potentially fatal side effects when abused." Read more of the January 2013 Philly.com article
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Autumn is a perfect time for some
spring cleaning in the medicine cabinet!
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Just like mailing a letter.
Put the medication in
the box and you are done!
ARCH is participating in the October 26, 2013, National Take Back event as a way of spotlighting the fact that in our community "everyday is take back day."
The permanent disposal bin at the Tredyffrin Township building offers our community continual safe disposal of prescription drugs.
Open every Monday-Friday... 6am - 10pm.
Tredyffrin Township Bldg, 1100 Duportail Rd, Berwyn, PA
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November 13, 2013
7pm at VFMS
Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg will talk about "Understanding and Managing the Challenges of Raising Adolescents"
The TESD community is invited to attend. Dr. Ginsburg offers practical approaches that parents, professionals and communities can use to prepare children and teens to thrive.
Speaker Bio... Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D., M.S.Ed, is a pediatrician specializing in Adolescent Medicine at CHOP and a Professor of Pediatrics at Penn Medicine. He's passionate about building on the strength of teenagers by fostering their internal resilience. Ginsburg co-authored
"Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings," and "Letting Go with Love and Confidence: Raising Responsible, Resilient, Self-Sufficient Teens." He has been published more than 100 times and has appeared on CNN, NPR, The Today Show, The CBS Morning Show and ABC, NBC, and CBS Nightly News programs.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 7pm at Valley Forge Middle School.
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The next ARCH meeting is
Wednesday,
November 20, 2013
9-10:15am
at the
T/E Administrative Offices
(TEAO) in Wayne.
Interested community
members are
welcome to attend.
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Follow ARCH on Facebook 
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If you are looking for help...
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Chester County Drug & Alcohol Information & Referral 24 hour Toll Free number 1-866-286-3767 All calls are private and confidential |
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www.archcares.org
Area Residents Caring and Helping, Inc.
We are a coalition of parents, educators and community members committed to promoting the well being of youth in Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships. We serve as a resource to families as they help their children form a positive self-image, make healthy choices, and reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD).
ARCH is a non-profit corporation and is a designated recipient of United Way funds. Our United Way number is # 03901.
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