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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Sorry if this is a duplicate mailing.
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Supplemental info email was delivered right away but it seems the original (sent 30 minutes before) may not have made it. A merged version is below<br>
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<div style="direction:ltr; font-family:Tahoma; color:#000000; font-size:10pt"><span id="RDS_site"><span id="MNGiSection"><span id="RDS_site"><span id="MNGiSection">OPIOID-ABUSE PREVENTION (S 2020): Senate, 38-0, approved and sent to the House a bill aimed at
reducing the opioid-abuse crisis in the Bay State. One of many provisions:<br>
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</span></span>"...requiring pharmaceutical companies to establish or participate in drug take-back programs to further reduce the number of pills accessible in homes;</span></span>"<br>
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http://www.lowellsun.com/news/ci_28922888/house-approves-360m-supplemental-budget<br>
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For the working of the MA Senate EPR bill go to:<br>
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S2020<br>
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and scroll down to:<br>
SECTION 16. The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after chapter 94F the following chapter:-<br>
CHAPTER 94G<br>
DRUG STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM<br>
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font><span style="font-size:" lang="en-US">
<div>Ed Gottlieb<br>
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal<br>
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<div>Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator</div>
<div>Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<br>
525 3<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><sup>rd</sup></font> Street</div>
<div>Ithaca, NY 14850</div>
<div>(607) 273-8381</div>
<div>fax: (607) 273-8433</div>
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