About Us

Take Back Your Meds is a group of over 270 health organizations, police, drugstores, local governments, environmental groups, and others in Washington State who support medicine take-back programs to reduce access to highly-addictive drugs, reduce the risk of poisonings, and reduce environmental contamination.  These organizations support creation of a secure, statewide medicine return program for unwanted medicines from households that is financed by pharmaceutical manufacturers, and that does not rely on state and local government funding. 

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LAW ENFORCEMENT
Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs (WACOPS)
Washington State Fraternal Order of Police
King County Police Chiefs Association
Adams County Sheriff	Edmonds Police Department
Asotin County Sheriff	Ephrata Police Department
Benton County Sheriff	Everett Police Department
Chelan County Sheriff	Evergreen State College Police Department
Clallam County Sheriff	Gold Bar Police Department
Clark County Sheriff	Granger Police Department
Columbia County Sheriff	Granite Falls Police Department
Cowlitz County Sheriff	Hoquiam Police Department
Douglas County Sheriff	Kennewick Police Department
Ferry County Sheriff	Kettle Falls Police Department
Franklin County Sheriff	Lacey Police Department
Garfield County Sheriff	Lake Stevens Police Department
Grant County Sheriff	Lakewood Police Department
Grays Harbor Sheriff	Longview Police Department
Island County Sheriff	Lynwood Police Department
Jefferson County Sheriff	Marysville Police Department
Kitsap County Sheriff	Mill Creek Police Department
Kittitas County Sheriff	Milton Police Department
Klickitat County Sheriff	Monroe Police Department
Lincoln County Sheriff	Moses Lake Police Department
Mason County Sheriff	Mount Vernon Police Department
Okanogan County Sheriff	Mountlake Terrace Police Department
Pacific County Sheriff	Mukilteo Police Department
Pend Oreille County Sheriff	North Bend Police Department
Pierce County Sheriff	Omak Police Department
San Juan County Sheriff	Othello Police Department
Skagit County Sheriff	Pasco Police Department
Skamania County Sheriff	Port Angeles Police Department
Snohomish County Sheriff	Port of Seattle Police Department
Spokane County Sheriff	Prosser Police Department
Stevens County Sheriff	Pullman Police Department
Thurston County Sheriff	Puyallup Police Department
Wahkiakum County Sheriff	Redmond Police Department
Walla Walla County Sheriff	Ridgefield Police Department
Whitman County Sheriff	Sammamish Police Department
Yakima County Sheriff	Snohomish Police Department
	South Bend Police Department
Aberdeen Police Department	South Snohomish County Narcotics Task Force
Arlington Police Department	Stanwood Police Sheriff
Auburn Police Department	Stillaguamish Police Department
Bainbridge Island Police Department	Sultan Police Department
Bellevue Police Department	Toppenish Police Department
Bellingham Police Department	Town of Woodway Police Department
Bothell Police Department	Tulalip Police Department
Brier Police Department	Vancouver Police Department
Centralia Police Department	Washougal Police Department
Chewalah Police Department	Woodinville Police Department
Cle Elum/Roselyn Police Department	Woodway Police Department
Covington Police Department	Washington State Patrol - District 7
Darrington Police Department
LOCAL GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC HEALTH
Washington State Association of Counties
Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials
Washington State Public Health Association
Association of Washington Cities
Public Health Round Table
Auburn, City of	Suburban Cities Association of King County
Bellingham, City of	Kirkland, City of
Bothell, City of	Kitsap County
Bremerton, City of	Kitsap Public Health Board
Burien, City of	Kitsap Public Health District
Chelan County	Kittitas County Public Health Department
Clallam County Board of Health	Lacey, City of
Clark County	Lake Forest Park, City of
Clark County Public Health	Lewis County
Federal Way, City of	Olympia, City of
Garfield County Health Department	Pomeroy, City of
Grant County	Redmond, City of
Grays Harbor County	San Juan County
Island County	Seattle, City of
Island County Board of Health	Snohomish County
Issaquah, City of	Snohomish Health District
Kenmore, City of	Spokane, City of
King County	Spokane Regional Health District
Local Hazardous Waste Management	Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Program in King County	Thurston County
Public Health - Seattle & King County	Thurston County Board of Health
HEALTH, MEDICAL & SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
American Academy of Pediatrics -	Okanogan County Community Coalition
Washington State Chapter	Planned Parenthood Public Policy Network
American Cancer Society Cancer	of Washington
Action Network	PREVENT! The Substance Abuse
American Liver Foundation	Council of Clark County
ARNPs United of Washington State	ResCare HomeCare
Association of Advanced Practice	Ryan’s Solution
Psychiatric Nurses	San Juan Island Prevention Coalition
Children’s Alliance	School Nurse Organization of Washington
Compassion & Choices of Washington	Science and Management of Addictions
Count on Kitsap to Reduce Substance Abuse	(SAMA) Foundation
Cowlitz Substance Abuse Coalition	Scleroderma Foundation, Evergreen Chapter
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America,	Snohomish County Community Mobilization
Northwest Region	Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force
Des Moines Senior Services	Snoqualmie Valley Community Network
Advisory Committee	Stevens County Substance Abuse Coalition
Eastside Community Network	TOGETHER!  (Thurston County)
Ferry County Community Mobilization	Trilogy Recovery Community (Walla Walla)
Ferry County Drug Endangered Children	Wahkiakum Community Network
Full Life Care	Washington Association for Substance
Grays Harbor Community Network	Abuse and Violence Prevention
Greater Spokane Substance Abuse	Washington Chapter of the American
Council (GSSAC)	College of Emergency Physicians
Home Care Association of Washington	Washington East Asian Medicine Association
Institute for Neurotoxicology &	Washington HIV/AIDS Community
Neurological Disorders	Advocacy Network (WHACAN)
King County Community Organizing	Washington Poison Center
Program Core Advisory Board	Washington Private Duty Association
Kitsap County Substance Abuse	Washington State Association of
Advisory Board	Occupational Health Nurses
Kitsap Mental Health Services	Washington State Hospice & Palliative
Klickitat County Coalition Against	Care Organization
Substance Abuse	Washington State Long-Term Care
Lifelong Aids Alliance	Ombudsman
Lincoln County Alcohol/Drug Center	Washington State Medical Association
March of Dimes	Washington State Nurses Association
North Pierce County Community Coalition	Washington State Psychological Association
PHARMACIES, ASSOCIATIONS, WORKING FAMILY & CITIZEN'S GROUPS
AARP, Washington	Jim's Pharmacy, Sequim
Association of Northwest Pharmacies	League of Women Voters of  Washington
Association of Western	Retired Public Employees Council of
Pulp & Paper Workers	Washington
Bartell Drugs	Washington State Council of Fire Fighters
CHS Pharmacy North	Washington State Labor Council
Group Health Cooperative	Washington State Parent Teacher Association
International Association of EMTs	Washington State Recycling Association
and Paramedics	Washington State Senior Citizens' Lobby
WATER AND WASTEWATER AGENCIES
Alderwood Water & Wastewater District	Pacific Water Systems
Aquarius Utilities	Peninsula Light
Asotin County Public Utility District	Sallal Water Association
Clearwater Utility Services LLC	Skagit County Public Utility District
Consolidated Irrigation District	Snohomish County Public Utility District
Eastsound Sewer & Water District	Tacoma Water
Eastsound Water Users Association	Thurston County Water & Wastewater Utilities
GPM Water Systems	Thurston Public Utility District
Jefferson County Public Utility District	Washburn Waterworks
King Water Management & Treatment	Washington Association of Sewer and
Services Inc.	Water Districts
Kitsap Public Utility District	Washington Public Utilities
Manchester Water District	Districts Association
Nob Hill Association	Washington Water Service
NATURAL RESOURCES & WATER QUALITY
American Rivers	Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association
Blue Mountain Audubon	Panorama Green Team
Citizens for a Healthy Bay	People For Puget Sound
Earth Economics	San Juan County Water Resource
Earth Ministry	Management Committee
Environment Washington	Sierra Club Cascade Chapter
Hama Hama Oyster Company	Surfrider Foundation
Hood Canal Environmental Group	Taylor Shellfish Farms
Hood Canal Seafood	The Nature Conservancy
Island County Water Resources	Tri-state Steelheaders
Advisory Committee	Washington Environmental Council
Orca Network	Washington Toxics Coalition
National Wildlife Federation	Whidbey Watershed Stewards
Nisqually River Education Project	WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council
Northwest Straits Commission	Zero Waste Washington
Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association

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Take Back Your Meds organizations support passage of SB 5234 and
HB 1370 during the 2011/2012 WA State Legislative Session.

Links to 2011/2012 bill information on the Legislature's web site:
SB 5234 - Senate version / HB 1370 - House version

View summary of 2011/2012 Washington State secure medicine take-back legislation

Organizations, professional associations, and local governments can join this list of organizations supporting Washington's secure medicine return legislation.  Learn more...

See support resolutions passed by Sheriffs, local governments, and associations. 

Resolutions...

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