Brown bag lunch to discuss abuse of legal drugs

Bring your lunch and join the South Central Regional Prevention Center at Mirror Inc., 130 E. Fifth in Newton and Communities In Schools of Harvey County Drug-Free Youth Coalition for a Web cast titled “Easy Access: The Abuse of Legal Drugs.”

Some of the biggest drug threats out there are in people’s homes, a news release said.

Abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications is on the rise, the release said.

They’re easy to get and unfortunately, simple for people to share, the release said.

This one-hour broadcast will show what kinds of drugs are being abuse and who is abusing them and simple steps that can be taken to stop the abuse.

The free event will be from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday and is open to parents, teachers, treatment providers, counselors and all community members.

Reserve a spot by calling 284-6520 or e-mailing cishc@cisharveyco.org.