Child Abuse
- Recognizing And Reporting Child Abuse
- Arkansas State Police Child Abuse Resources
- Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-482-5964 phone (501-618-8952 fax)
Addiction Treatment
AR Drug Take Back
AR Take Back supports the national Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) Drug Take Back Program. DEA sets the national Take Back collection days twice a year--usually in the Spring and the Fall. AR Take Back rallies law enforcement and other community partners to support this program.
Heber Springs Police Department and Cleburne Co Sheriff Department both have AR Take Back Boxes available.
Monitor and Secure Prescription Medications
Do
- Place prescriptions in a safe, locked container
- Record the time and dosage when you take or administer medication
- Ask your doctor how to safely take your medications
- Dispose of unneeded prescriptions in a Take Back Box
- Keep naloxone in the house if you are prescribed opioids
- Seek treatment if you have dependency on prescription or illicit opioids
Do Not
- Keep medication accessible on countertops or in a dresser
- Forget to clean up spilled medication
- Throw medication in the trash
- Dump medication down the sink
- Flush medication down the toilet
- Forget to record dosage