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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Well articulated statement for his WA State EPR bill:<br>
<a href="http://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/commentary-statewide-drug-take-back-program-can-save-lives/" target="_blank">http://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/commentary-statewide-drug-take-back-program-can-save-lives/</a><br>
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Rep. Strom Peterson points out the parallel rise in the number of prescriptions and overdoses.<br>
He reminds us that take-back is an important component in a range of policies needed to tackle the opioid epidemic.<br>
<div>He explains why manufactures should pay for take-back. <br>
He personalizes the story with specific's of a teens fatal addiction and concludes with an excellent quote:<br>
<blockquote>"Every pill bottle collected is another opportunity to stop an addiction before it starts."<br>
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<font size="2">Ed Gottlieb</font><br>
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Board Member, New York Product Stewardship Council<br>
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