Lock it up!
If you have leftover prescription medication and aren't going to take it, there's a way to get rid of it safely! Check out the link below and please find a drop box near you!
There is a drop box in every county in Tennessee.
It's OK to get help!
#doitforshelby
http://countitlockitdropit.org/drop-box-finder/
More killing is not the answer
While I agree that tougher penalties for drug dealers and traffickers are definitely needed, I don't know if the death penalty is the answer.
What I do know is that the money that is meant to fight the epidemic that has claimed countless lives needs to be spent on quality treatment centers for people who don't have insurance and Post Opioid Response Teams across the nation.
PORTs need to be implemented in every county affected to persuade overdosed victims into receiving d
Make today count
A glimmer of hope in a sea filled with sorrows
To give a gift of more tomorrows
Reach out your hand and take a stand
Make today count. It's OK to get help! #doitforshelby
The Addicted Brain
Bradford Health Services is hosting a workshop tonight, featuring Tim Hilton.
Tim is a powerful speaker and has extensive knowledge of the disease of addiction. This presentation will show you just how addiction affects the brain.
If you or a loved one are suffering from the disease of addiction, I urge you to attend this workshop tonight. Even if you are not battling with the disease of addiction but you want to know more about it please join us!
Hope Presbyterian Church
Helping those in need to help themselves
Work Local is a job program for those afflicted by homelessness here in Memphis. Basically the program is 5 days/week at $9/hr (soon to be $10/hr), five hour shifts and a hot meal at the end of each shift. The work consists of cleaning up blight around the city of Memphis. This program was started by the Hospitality Hub here in Memphis and is funded by the City of Memphis, the Downtown Memphis Commission and the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau. It is intended to help t