Spring Cleaning

The sun is shinning, and spring is around the corner. Spring means warmer weather, blossoming flowers, and spring cleaning. It is always a good idea to clean up your room, car, backpack, and also your medicine cabinet. Unused Prescription Drugs pose a serious problem for misuse, and need to be disposed of properly. The Bear River Health Department has useful tips and information for spring cleaning your medicine cabinet.

To dispose of your old prescription drugs follow these steps:

1. Rip off labels from the bottles that have any personal identification information.

2. Crush up the pills.

3. Place crushed pills in an undesirable substance such as kitty litter, or diapers.

4. Seal in a plastic bag and take out to the trash on the day it is collected.

5. DO NOT flush medications unless otherwise directed. This may pollute the water supply.

Remember to NEVER share your prescription drugs. It is unsafe and illegal. Properly disposing of unused prescription drugs can help prevent the growing problem of prescription drug abuse and misuse. You can also discard of old Prescription drugs at prescription drop-off boxes in your area.

Prescription Drop-off Boxes in Cache Valley

USU Police Department

850 E 1250 N, Logan

Open 24 Hours

Can Dispose of used syringes

Most Convenient location for USU students. Read this article about USU's first prescription drop box.

Logan City Police Department

62 W 300 N, Hyrum

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

North Logan City Office

2076 N 1200 E, North Logan

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Can dispose of used syringes

Hyde Park City Office

113 E Center, Hyde Park

Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

Can dispose of used syringes

Cache County Sheriff's Office

1225 West Valley View, Logan

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Hyrum City Office

83 West Main, Hyrum

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

For more information please call (435) 792-6510 or visit www.brhd.org

Also visit the Utah Government site for more resources and information about prescription drugs.

L is for the way you Look at me

The power outage didn't stop us! We still had a great Healthy Relationships Week, with the True Aggie Dating Game, a Healthy Relationships Panel, Speed Dating, prizes, and heart shaped cookies! And yes, the power did come back on half way through the event!

Health Fair Recap

This video was made by USU Students Tylar Glenn, and Lauren Gould.

Also, watch Prevention Specialist, Ryan Barfuss, in an interview with ATV News about drinking on campus!

In Remembrance of Alan Hashimoto

Alan Hashimoto, an associate professor of graphic design at Utah State University, was found dead in his Art Department office Monday morning, as a result of a heart attack. Hashimoto has been a professor at USU for the past 25 years. He taught courses such as typography, interactive media, and film. He was a creative, innovative, artistic, and accomplished professor. Over Hashimoto's lifetime he built up an impressive resume, and had a large impact on society. He expanded traditional graphic designs into digital media, video, and web applications. He Designed video games and simulations, and authored a 397-page book, Fundamentals of Design: A Digital Approach. He was an art director and consultant in digital applications, apart of a research group that created a variety of online interactive games, director and video/animations designer of the USU production of Macbeth in 2006, and helped create a digital design department and degree at the University of Utah. His hard work, and achievements will not be forgotten.

A Facebook page has been created as a place for Hashimoto’s friends and students to “meet” and exchange thoughts on his career and impact.

Read more about Alan Hashimoto in the Hard News Cafe

View artwork created by Alan Hashimoto

Getting the Word Out

Have you read this great articles in the Herald Journal about USU Student Health 101 yet?

Or, what about this article in The Utah Statesman about alcohol?

If you are a college student struggling with ADHD, this article is very insightful!

USU Student Health Services wants to see you at our next big event! Healthy Relationships and Sexual Responsibility Week! We will be holding The True Aggie Dating Game. This event will set up USU students on a date, and you get to watch it all happen!