text: I agree with this proposal of having drop boxes for un-used medications. Unfortunately and quite often the un-used med's are left over Opiate pain med's and these are highly sought after to either be consumed or sold or both.
  
  I think the public needs more information explaining these programs of harm reduction, which medication boxes and needle exchange programs are primary candidates. Recently, there have been articles written and appearing in the PDN which reflect sentiment towards the current Opiate crisis, this is a good start but there needs to be more of these articles.
  
  If we as a community really want to get serious about dealing with the epidemic, we need to splash news regarding various aspects of Opiate Abuse in print and radio as much and as often as we can. KONP has interviewed law enforcement, medical professionals as well as private counselors regarding Opiate Use Disorder in an effort to shed light on these issues.
  
  Time to Power up on this.
  Richard Schwartz