Medication Safety
Lock Boxes & Deterra Packets
The Prevention Project offers drug disposal packets, Deterra, are free to the community. These packets are available for pick up at the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addictions Inc. Dispose Rx packets can be used to dispose of any medication, including liquids.
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The Prevention Project also offers free lockboxes and prescription pill bottles that lock that are also available for pick up at the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addictions Inc. We offer several sizes of medication lockboxes and the pill bottle locks fit one prescription pill bottle. Locking up our medication can be beneficial so that no one else can have access to the medication. (Pictured below).
Lock Boxes
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Lock up your medications to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands.
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The only person who should have access to the locked medication is the person whom they are prescribed.
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Locking up your medication is the most effective way to prevent accidental poisoning.



Deterra
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Opioid dependence can happen in just 5 days
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Deterra deactivates medication within seconds
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Is environmentally friendly
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Packet works for pills, patches, liquids, creams and films
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Place medication in the packet, fill it with water, seal it shut, shake and dispose of it in the trash.