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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION

TO ADVOCATE FOR RESTORING FUNDING FOR NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG

TAKE BACK DAY

     

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Nesselbush, Miller, Algiere, and Satchell

     Date Introduced: February 25, 2015

     Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services

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     WHEREAS, Medicines in the home are a leading cause of accidental poisoning, and the

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safe disposal of narcotics and other prescription drugs is therefore a public health priority in

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Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, Prescription drug abuse is alarmingly common in the Ocean State. Over half

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of teens who abuse medications get them from a family member or friend, and oftentimes a

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medicine cabinet in the household presents an open invitation to our young people; and

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     WHEREAS, Rhode Island’s local leaders, law enforcement officials, public health

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experts, and environmental professionals stand united in their support of drug take-back

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programs; and

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     WHEREAS, Police departments throughout our state have been collecting discarded

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prescriptions and other medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, an event

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whose last day took place in September of 2014; and

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     WHEREAS, Over the years, thousands of pounds of unused and potentially dangerous

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medications have been safely disposed of through this program; and

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     WHEREAS, The United States Drug Enforcement Agency has ended its financial support

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for National Drug Take Back Day; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby respectfully requests that Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation advocates for restoring

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funding for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day; and be it further

 

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the members of the Rhode Island Congressional

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Delegation, the Director of the Department of Health, the Superintendent of the Rhode Island

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State Police, and the President of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association.

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