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星期三, 5月 20, 2015

GUTRO PROPOSES PHARMACIES POST MEDICATION DISPOSAL LOCATIONS


GUTRO PROPOSES PHARMACIES POST MEDICATION DISPOSAL LOCATIONS Councilor files ordinance to increase public awareness
QUINCY: Citing the escalating crisis of opioid abuse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Quincy in particular, Councilor-at-Large Doug Gutro today proposed that pharmacies in the City of Quincy conspicuously post notice that prescription drugs can be disposed of at Quincy Police Department Headquarters at One Sea St.
“The epidemic of opioid abuse is tearing apart families and becoming one of the foremost health, welfare and public safety challenges that government at all levels must face,” Gutro said. “Media reports last week revealed that of 30 Massachusetts cities and towns Quincy ranks 9th per capita in overdose fatalities,” Gutro stated.
Gutro noted that the City’s D.A.R.E program does an excellent job of promoting awareness among the City’s youth and parents of the dangers of substance abuse. “But this epidemic is truly different than what we’ve seen in the past. Four out of five heroin users become addicted because of the use ofmedicationsprescribedforpainrelief,”Gutrosaid. “Anythingwecandotoraiseawarenessof addiction danger and how patients can safely dispose of prescription medications is something we as a City should encourage,” Gutro added.
“The pharmacy is a near universal point of contact for the delivery of prescription medication so it makes sense to raise awareness where patients first obtain their medication,” Gutro said.
The proposed ordinance would require notices be posted at pharmacy consultation and check out windows and that information about opiate risks and alternative disposal options be available to patients. Thecompletetextfollows:
“All pharmacies shall post notices of all permanent municipal disposal locations in a visible location near pharmacy check out or consultation windows. All postings may either reference proper disposal and associated risks of opiate abuse or be supplemented with visible access to literature referencing risks and additional disposal options.” 

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