The Drug Safety Initiative is part of the strategic plan of the Mitchell-Yancey Substance Abuse Task Force. These initiatives are an effort to prevent and reduce substance abuse within our county.

These initatives include:

• Distributing free medication lock boxes to members of the community.
• Hosting drug take back days and encouraging the community to properly dispose of old medications.
• 5 permanent 24-hour medication drop-box disposal systems accross the county.

This initiative serves all residents of yancey county, substance abusers and non-substance abusers, and those affected by substance use. 

320 medication lock boxes were distributed in the communtiy in 2023.