Opioid abuse prevention program expands in Tennessee, considers future

(The Daily Beacon, September 12) A program for prescription drug abuse prevention has expanded its presence in Tennessee, adding 26 counties to its program list.image of pill bottles

Count it! Lock it! Drop it! (CLD) is a comprehensive community program based in Coffee County, Tennessee, and it is dedicated to fighting prescription drug abuse. The program uses its name as a teaching mantra for responsible usage of prescription drugs, advising prescription medicine users to count their pills, lock them in a safe place and drop off unused or expired medicine at disposal boxes. Read more.