by Margaret | Nov 22, 2020 | Circular Economy, News, Pharmaceutical Stewardship
Washington State Celebrates the Official Start of the First Statewide, Comprehensive Drug Take-Back Program Operated by the Pharmaceutical Industry! A fitting subtitle is “good things come to those who organize and persist”. It took many years of...
by Margaret | Oct 16, 2020 | Healthier Air, News, Vaping
Clean air and healthy lungs are even more important for staying well during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local officials in Thurston County acted to restrict vaping in public spaces to reduce exposure to the many harmful chemicals in vapor, including nicotine and known...
by Margaret | Sep 16, 2020 | News, Safer Products & Practices
We depend on antibiotics being there when we need them. Antibiotics help us fight off infections that range from simple to life-threatening. Yet harmful bacteria are also endlessly trying to fight off the drugs through gene mutations that render available antibiotics...
by Margaret | Sep 15, 2020 | Circular Economy, News, Safer Products & Practices
A worker sorting materials at a recycling facility feels a needle pierce their protective glove. Once again used syringes were tossed into a recycling bin by a confused or unaware resident. The recycling line is shut down while the worker is assisted and co-workers...
by Margaret | Oct 1, 2019 | Healthier Air, News, Vaping
As the youth vaping epidemic continues and public health officials scramble to figure out serious lung illnesses and deaths linked to vaping, the local Boards of Health in Skagit and Jefferson counties have taken action to prohibit vaping in public. With these policy...
by Margaret | Jul 2, 2019 | News, Pharmaceutical Stewardship
A fourth state Legislature has voted overwhelmingly for a pharmaceutical stewardship, a.k.a. extended producer responsibility, approach to providing convenient drug take-back services to all residents. After many years of discussion on the issue, the Oregon...
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