,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #db  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #ba1        
#bjba,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7= himself & ,mr4  
,trone7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,concurr5t      
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress t gov]nm5tal entities %\ld use
 a portion ( ! proce$s f litigation     
aga9/ opioid manufactur]s & di/ributors 
to increase p>ticipation 9 drug take    
back programs & = ! safe disposal (     
collect$1 unus$ m$ic9es4  ,:]eas accord+
 to ! ,national ,survey on ,drug ,use & 
,heal?1 #i4g million p us$ prescription 
pa9 reliev]s o!r ?an z indicat$1 #d4i   
million p us$ prescription /imulants o!r
 ?an z indicat$1 & #e4i million p us$   
prescription tranquiliz]s or s$atives   
o!r ?an z indicat$ 9 #bjai2 ,:]eas      
accord+ to data releas$ f ! ,national   
,c5t] = ,heal? ,/ati/ics ( ! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion on ,july 
#ad1 #bjba1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has se5 an  

increase 9 ov]dose dea?s dur+ !         
,,covid-#ai p&emic ) ov] #ic1jjj        
,am]icans dy+ 9 #bjbj1 an increase (    
ne>ly #cj p]c5t f #bjai1 ! mo/ ev]      
record$ 9 a #ab-mon? p]iod2 ,:]eas      
/udies indicate a majority (            
prescription drugs us$ o!r ?an z        
indicat$ come f family & fri5ds1 includ+
 f home m$ic9e cab9ets1 & t safely cle>+
 out unus$ m$ic9e f home m$ic9e cab9ets 
is an ess5tial compon5t 9 address+ !    
opioid crisis2 ,:]eas a safe sy/em = !  
collection & disposal ( unus$1 unwant$1 
& expir$ m$ic9es is a key elem5t ( a    
compreh5sive /rategy to prev5t ! use (  
prescription drugs o!r ?an z indicat$1 b
 dispos+ ( m$ic9es by flu%+ !m d[n !    
toilet or plac+ !m 9 ! g>bage c         
contam9ate gr\nd wat] & o!r bodies (    
wat]1 contribut+ to long-t]m h>m to !   
environm5t & animal life2 ,:]eas ! ,drug
 ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration1 along ) its   
law en=cem5t p>tn]s1 has successfully   
collect$ #ad1ebd1cia p\nds ( unus$      
m$ications s9ce ! inception ( !         

,national ,prescription ,drug ,take     
,back ,initiative 9 #bjaj2 ,:]eas !     
,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration collect$  
#hci1edc p\nds 7or #dai4g tons7 ( unus$1
 expir$1 & unwant$ m$ications across !  
c\ntry on ,national ,prescription ,drug 
,take ,back ,day 9 ,april #bjba2 ,:]eas 
despite ! success ( su* programs        
sponsor$ by ! ,drug ,en=cem5t           
,adm9i/ration1 9 #bjag1 a report by !   
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
f\nd t only ab\t #c p]c5t ( ph>macies & 
o!r entities eligible to collect unus$  
prescription drugs = disposal h         
volunte]$ to d s1 cit+ ! co/s associat$ 
) ma9ta9+ a disposal b9 z reasons =     
r$uc$ p>ticipation 9 su* programs1      
includ+ pur*as+ & in/all+ ! b9 7&       
dispos+ ! cont5ts ( ! b97 9 accordance )
 ! requirem5ts ( ! ,drug ,en=cem5t      
,adm9i/ration2 ,:]eas accord+ to a m    
rec5t report by ! ,association ( ,/ate &
 ,t]ritorial ,heal? ,(ficials1 betwe5 #e
 & #ae p]c5t ( consum]s p>ticipate 9    
take back programs1 & ! co/s (          

transport+ ! collect$ drugs to inc9]at+ 
facilities sometimes poses *all5ges =   
localities & ,/ates2 & ,:]eas ?\s&s (   
lawsuits h be5 fil$ by ,/ates1 c\nties1 
& municipalities aga9/ drug mak]s &     
di/ributors to recov] co/s associat$ ) !
 opioid epidemic3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x 
is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t gov]nm5tal    
entities t receive proce$s f litigation 
aga9/ opioid manufactur]s & di/ributors1
 %\ld consid]1 z a prov5 & effective way
 to address ! opioid crisis1 us+ a      
reasonable portion ( ^! proce$s to      
increase aw>5ess ( ! importance ( drug  
take back programs1 increas+ ! numb] (  
locations (f]+ drug take back kiosks1   
increas+ consum] p>ticipation 9 ^!      
programs1 & l[] ! co/s ( disposal &     
transportation ( unus$ m$ications       
collect$ at p>ticipat+ collection       
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