Unused drugs a public health problem

There’s a growing health issue in Edmonds that seems to have a fairly painless solution, but Washington state lawmakers can’t seem to figure it out.

Unused medicines (such as those we all have left over in our medicine cabinets) are contributing to drug overdoses, which is now the most common cause of accidental death in Washington, superseding car accidents, with an average of two deaths per day.

A proposed Secure Medicine Return Bill (SB 5234) would provide a permanent disposal program for unused medicines that endanger our communities.

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