The Springfield Pharmacy and Turning Point Recovery Center and Springfield Prevention Coalition are working together to collect unused prescription drugs.
The collection container, which looks like a modified mail box, is a large metal box with a one-way opening that can be used to drop off unused medication.
“Smilin Steve" Hochberg, owner of the Springfield Pharmacy, said the contents are emptied every few months and sent off, according to federal guidelines, for safe disposal. A large metal box, bolted to the floor with two locks on its door, the container would be almost impossible to open or remove, especially without anyone noticing while the store is open.
“Smilin” Steve Hochberg joins members of Turning Point Recovery Center and Springfield Prevention Coalition at his Springfield Pharmacy.
"A large metal box, bolted to the floor with two locks on its door, the container would be almost impossible to open or remove, especially without anyone noticing while the store is open."...........just in case anyone is wondering why individuals at a recovery center would be around and/or wanting to collect unused prescription drugs.
ReplyDeleteTo finally grasp the golden ring of disability after a lifetime of crime and drug use is now role model status in Springfield. Great photo op for unemployed, proud liberals!
ReplyDeleteYou can't get SSDI or SSI for drug use or alcoholism. But, since when do facts matter to a Trump supporter!
DeleteSo Turning Point, an unopenable drop box, and Alice Emmons are going to make me want to drop off my unused medicine. Wasn’t but last year that someone tried to steal a ATM in the middle of the night, while on camera. Only thing missing is someone from HCRS. Get real people, Turning Point is only a stepping stone for Southern Vermont Correction Facility. These people have no ties to Springfield other than the crimes they committed to get incarcerated. The liberal Alice Emmonds, Bob Forguites, Dick McCormick, Patrick Leahy, Peter Welch and Bernie have done so much damage and destruction to our state. Here’s one, how about bringing legislation to Montpelier, instituting residency requirements for the people looking to move to Vermont, and getting assistance from day one without paying into our freeloading system. How about bring back the State Mental Hospital to put away the criminally insane, who can’t be tried, but shouldn’t be walking our streets. And how about getting judges who apply the laws of the land instead of interpreting them. Grind up those pills, and put them in the trash, instead of putting them in the hands of scumbags who’ll just sell them to our children at SHS!
ReplyDeleteThat is such bs, 12:54. Every line.
DeleteI wonder if Alice purchased anything. The only time I see her is when she's shopping in Claremont!
Delete12:54 well said
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ReplyDeleteEvery tax paying property owner should make a point of walking past the U-Turning point. Witness first hand the perpetual chain-smoking idle dregs loitering about as they plot their next fix and shine their custom Harleys.
Where I come from you don't want to piss off the guys with custom Harleys! They're WAY too conservative, and usually armed to the teeth! (Gee, who does THAT sound like?)
DeleteI grew up in Springfield but was unable to find work in my field in the area so have lived most of my adult life in a different state. In my state, the state police periodically hold drug drop-off events in a secure area with law enforcement officers present. The removal is done anonymously and discreetly with no questions (you can remove labels). This prevents drugs from being stolen from a drop box or from being placed in the trash. Something to consider. Having a clearly labeled box of prescription drugs may invite theft and/or hold-ups. I agree with the previous comment citing the blatant theft of a Spfld ATM that was recorded on camera. I think using this box is courting disaster.
ReplyDeleteThink the turning point is a good thing .If it was not for the drug manufactor pushing pain killers for the docs to hand out. A lot of people would not have to resort to heroin. Which can happen to anyone so get off your high horse. Just be glad out did not happen to you
ReplyDeleteNo, it really can't happen to anyone. You have to choose to do drugs. I did when I was young, and I paid a heavy price for doing it. Years of misery and lost opportunities. I've been clean and sober for 27 years. The only difference between me, and a lot of people who choose drugs today, is that I KNEW narcotics were addictive! I avoided them like the plague, even when prescribed by a doctor. So did most others of my generation. The key to an honest recovery? Stop viewing yourself as a victim! YOU, and no one else, are responsible for your recovery, regardless of how you started. Doctors who overprescribe narcotics SHOULD be held accountable, but anyone who believes that painkillers are harmless is an idiot. People need to accept a certain responsibility for their own health care, and understand the risks, no matter WHAT a doctor tells you!
DeleteWow!!!! I'm am beyond unimpressed with these comments. First off,what gives you the right to judge and throw non-profits that are at least doing everything they possibly can within state and federal regulations to help individuals? When was the last time you took time out of your busy life to volunteer and make a difference? At least they are trying. Then to slander a individual who has worked hard through getting the degrees and doing the foot work in the field, over the fact you think you know them. Or to make comments about the Harley that belongs to an individual that lives on site that "babysits/ supervises" those who are apart of the residential program turning point offers to those who are serious of their recovery yet need extra support. Have you volunteered a night to work with these people??? At least they don't cut people down and make them feel worthless like every comment on here so far. This isn't about politics! All state programs are broken. If they weren't there goes the job security. Please before you begin cutting people and organizations that are trying to make a difference take a deep hard look in the mirror and remember that you yourself are not perfect either. And someone close to you is struggling even if you are not aware of it. So be nice. You have not walked in their shoes. What you may have been educated on for coping skills, long term effects on medications etc others may have not. Some individuals r walking this Earth without support of loved ones due to the cards that been dealt in their life.
ReplyDeleteComplaining about the issues, refusing to make a difference, pushing blame onto others, refusing to educate them professionally.... Who's the A**hole? The liberals? The people and organizations who are trying to help make a difference??? Nope I think it's the other way around.
My momma taught me if you don't have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all. If someone needs to be educated , then you privately pull them aside after gathering proper information on how to do things the right way, and if you see someone being a bully or slandering then, you check them. Noone is perfect! No town is perfect. But this right here only breaks the community from possitive change. Cutting each other down will not fix the issue. We r not little kids we are supposed to grown ups. SO START ACTING LIKE IT!!!
".......what gives you the right to judge......." (5:41PM)
ReplyDeleteOnce the U-Turning point subjected over taxed property owners to subsiding their operation, that right became self affirming.
Hey 5:41, 12:57 here. I don't think you were referring to my post, but I can tell you that I HAVE walked in their shoes, and many miles at that. Thanks to my addiction, I had to sell MY custom Harley! I put my experiences to good use, at least. Once clean and sober, I went to work as a counselor at one of the top-rated recovery centers in America. In my spare time I would drive into the ghetto, and transport newly recovering addicts to NA meetings, at CONSIDERABLE risk of life and limb. (A white guy driving a white car WITH hubcaps IS a target, believe me!) That having been said, I'm not a big fan of treatment centers, either. They may be "non-profit," but the people who own and run them get paid, and usually very well! Imagine a center that takes in over $30 million dollars a year feeding the patients and junior staff garbage left over from the County Jail! SAW IT, AND ATE IT! Sure, we staff members cared about the patients, but all the execs cared about was money! Driving high-end Benzes and eating steak and lobster, ALL AT THE TAXPAYERS EXPENSE. The bigger problem? Treatment centers have a perverse incentive; they NEED a steady supply of alcoholics and addicts to stay in business. If they do their job too well, they go under. If you think this doesn't effect the quality of their treatment, THINK AGAIN! Maybe Turning Point is legit, but I've seen enough bad ones to have my doubts. Some of the more conservative responders do have a point; most treatment programs are no better than 10% effective. That means that 90% of the patients return to the streets of Springfield, and relapse. NOT GOOD. I won't loose a wink of sleep if Turning Point closes; I paid my dues a long time ago!
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