ount It! Lock It! Drop It!® is a comprehensive community initiative for prescription drug abuse prevention that began in Coffee County, Tennessee. The mission launched when co-founders Kristina Clark, grant writer and sustainability consultant, and Christina Merino, former executive director of the Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition, were tasked with tackling the county’s drug overdose epidemic.

The Coalition was the first to bring the prescription drug issue to light with the Tennessee Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (DSAS). The Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition agreed to host one of the first disposal events in Tennessee. Due to the success of the event, it was obvious that prescription and over-the-counter medication disposal was needed in Coffee County. The Coalition worked with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, Manchester Police Department and Tullahoma Police Department to establish a permanent drug disposal program, including drop boxes available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the lobbies of all three departments.