Showing posts with label wa state senate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wa state senate. Show all posts

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Fate of 'Take Back Your Meds' program to be decided Monday, March 7

Take Back Your Meds (Senate Bill 5234) is the proposed statewide program that would provide convenient drop-off locations for unused medicines for safe and secure disposal. Supporters of the program, like Executive Director of the Washington Poison Center Jim Williams, believe a statewide system is needed to ensure that all Washington residents have easy access to a place to take their unused drugs. With the vote coming to a close on program on March 7, there has been a lot of buzz around the issue of pharmaceutical disposal and what a program like Take Back Your Meds would do for the community.

Check out the program's features on KIRO 7 and Q13: