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GONG-GERSHOWITZ DRUG TAKE-BACK BILL PASSES ILLINOIS HOUSE

 * Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

 
By Dave Oberhelman
doberhelman@dailyherald.com

 
 
Updated 3/3/2022 8:26 AM

A bill sponsored by state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz that will make it easier
for people to dispose of pharmaceutical drugs has advanced through the Illinois
House of Representatives.

House Bill 1780, which will increase safe and convenient drug take-back
locations across the state, passed late last month on a 96-13 vote.

 

"This legislation will make Illinois a healthier, safer place for our families.
Too often, teens and younger children find unused or expired medications, which
leads them down the path toward addiction," Gong-Gershowitz, the bill's chief
sponsor, stated in a news release.

"Flushing old medication causes serious damage to our community's drinking
water, our waterways and wildlife. Illinois families need a safe, convenient way
to dispose of their old medications and this bill is designed to accomplish
that," Gong-Gershowitz said.

Gong-Gershowitz, a Democrat, represents the 17th District, which includes all or
parts of Glenview, Northbrook, Northfield and Wilmette.

House Bill 1780 would address both addiction and polluted drinking water by
establishing a statewide drug take-back program funded by drug manufacturers to
provide a safe, convenient and environmentally friendly way to dispose of
unwanted medications.

Storing unused or expired medicines can lead to accidental poisoning, drug abuse
and drug trafficking, the release said. The misuse of opioid prescription drugs
leads people to addiction more than any other substance, it said.

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In Illinois, the release stated, prescription pain medication overdose deaths
doubled between 2013 and 2016, with 1,896 deaths in 2019 alone.

"Proper disposal of prescription drugs will work to protect Illinois' wildlife,
waterways and drinking water. We are grateful to Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
for her leadership and to the business community for working to reach agreement
on this important policy," Jen Walling, executive director of the Illinois
Environmental Council, said in the release.



HB 1780 is now in the Senate Assignments committee and will likely be taken up
by one of its health committees. Sens. Laura Fine, a Glenview Democrat, and Tony
Munoz, a Chicago Democrat, the assistant majority leader, are co-sponsors of the
bill in the Senate.

March 25 is the Senate deadline for passing House bills out of committee, with
April 1 the deadline to pass the bill, or it returns to the House with an
amendment.




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