Free Medication Lockboxes are available in Baker County

By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Monday, June 26th, 2023 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

BAKER COUNTY – Keep your medications locked up and out of the wrong hands. Free locking medicine storage containers are available through the Baker County Safe Communities Coalition (BCSCC).

According to BCSCC “Locking medicine storage could be the single most effective deterrent to accidental poisonings, medicine theft, suicide and misuse that can lead to prescription drug addiction. During events in Baker County in 2022 at least 127 boxes were handed out.

Those interested in a lockbox can contact can private message the BCSCC Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/bakercountysafecommunitiescoalition) or contact Haley Hueckman at hhueckman@ndninc.org