Stepping Stones in Lincoln, Nebraska offers individuals and families the tools and support they need to live a healthy, stable life. Our outpatient services encompass mental health counseling, drug and alcohol assessments for adults and youth, and substance use counseling and treatment.

Managing Pain Medication

Please lock up your pain medications and if you or someone you know are misusing prescription pills, call Stepping Stones today at (402) 488-6511 for an evaluation.

Tips for Managing Pain Medicine:

Only take medication prescribed to you and do not share with anyone for any reason.
Take unused pain medication to a drop-off site. There are more than 50 Drug Enforcement Administration locations within 50 miles of Lincoln, Nebraska, https://bit.ly/2M05vhU.
Take only the prescribed amount of your medication and do not stop medication without consulting your physician.
Keep your medications locked away and out of site, especially from children.

Prescription drugs can be dangerous when not properly managed, as we recently saw in Lincoln, read more at: https://bit.ly/2lWLEoP

Christine WeeksSeptember 12, 2019