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<p>The fight against the opioid epidemic is <strong><u>always</u> </strong>cited when take back is discussed.</p>
<p>Environmental contamination is <u><strong>often</strong></u> highlighted when take back is discussed.</p>
<p>Poisonings are only <strong><u>occasionally</u> </strong>mentioned when discussing take back.</p>
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<p>STAT reported on a disturbing new study that should inspire more of us to mention reducing poisonings as an additional benefit of take back. Though the abstract did not specify what percent of poisonings were from pharmaceuticals, other studies have shown
pharmaceuticals are the most common cause. </p>
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<p align="left">"More teenagers are poisoning themselves in suicide attempts. There was a more than twofold increase in the rate of suspected self-poisoning suicide cases between 2011 and 2018, according to a
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new study</a> that looked at more than 1.6 million such cases. Here’s what else you need to know:
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<font face="Tahoma"><font size="2"><strong style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Overall trends</strong>: Cases of suicide attempts by self-poisoning doubled in those aged 10-18 between 2011 and 2018, rising from around 39,000 to more than 78,000.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Tahoma"><font size="2"><strong style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Gender</strong>: More girls than boys attempted suicide by self-poisoning. The rate of intentional attempts among girls 10-18 also steadily increased from 2011-2018.</font></font></p>
</li><li style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><strong style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Outcomes</strong>: The number of serious outcomes — including death and hospitalizations — as a result of the poisoning increased 235% between 2000 and 2018, and more than 1,400
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<p align="left"><a href="https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(19)30277-X/fulltext?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=99b9312718-MR_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-99b9312718-149620549">https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(19)30277-X/fulltext?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=99b9312718-MR_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-99b9312718-149620549</a></p>
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<p>Ed Gottlieb</p>
<p>C<font size="+0"><span lang="en-US"><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; COLOR: black">hair, Tompkins County Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal<br>
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator<br>
Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<br>
525 3<sup>rd</sup> Street<br>
Ithaca, NY 14850<br>
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; COLOR: blue"><a href="tel:(607)%20273-8381" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">(607) 273-8381</font></a><br>
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