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The Olympian, April 29, 2011. Local law enforcement agencies want you to drop off unused prescription drugs at one of several sites Saturday, instead of flushing them down the toilet or letting them linger in the medicine cabinet. Read more...
Reuters, April 19, 2011. President Barack Obama's administration unveiled on Tuesday a plan to fight what it calls a prescription drug abuse epidemic. Read more...
Thurston Talk, March 29, 2011. Washington residents let millions of containers of medications gather dust in their homes each year, where the pills often end up in the wrong hands. Read more...
The Olympian, March 13, 2011. State senators dropped the ball when they failed by a single vote last week to approve legislation to launch a statewide medicine take-back program funded by the pharmaceutical companies. Read more...
Q13 Fox News, March 6, 2011. Senator Kline write “When you produce a product that's potentially dangerous, or dangerous to the environment, You have a responsibility to take it back, destroy it, and at least keep it out of environment.” Kline has until Monday night to push for the passage of Senate Bill 5234. It would require the pharmacy industry to devise a plan to safely dispose of drugs. Read more...
Q13 Fox News, February 25, 2011. Rebecca Runyon and Andrew Maggard are still struggling to deal with the loss of their son, Tylor, 5 months ago. The 18-year-old died of a drug overdose in August. At the Washington Poison Center, they get more calls about medication poisoning then anything else. Executive Director Jim Williams said too many of the cases involve teens trying out meds that they know nothing about. Read more...