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If You Want to Get Rid of Extra Prescription Opiod Drugs, There’s Now an Easy Way in CT

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Keeping prescription opioid pain killers in your home can endanger a kid who tries them or an addict yearning for them, and tossing them out or flushing them down the toilet can be bad for the environment. So pharmacies across Connecticut have been given a bag with ingredients that, when tap water is added and the bag resealed, make the pills safe to toss in the trash. You can get one of these bags for free from CVS, Walgreens and some other pharmacies across the state. The biodegradable bags, called “Deterra drug disposal kits” were donated by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. They can “deactivate and destroy up to 45 pills each simply by adding warm tap water and then disposing the kit in the trash,” according to an announcement from Gov. Dannel Malloy’s office.

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A Conversation about the Opioid and Heroin Epidemic, 7 PM, Thursday, Oct 27

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Come learn more about opioid addiction and what can be done about it. This 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 event is free and being hosted by The Nantucket Project, located at 123 Mason St., Greenwich. Sign up here. Conversation will be facilitated by Gary Mendell, founder & CEO of Shatterproof, and Deborah Morgan, a licensed clinical social worker from Rye, N.Y.
— an announcement from Shatterproof

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Stevenson Discusses Opioid Painkiller Addiction at Breakfast with Legislators

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By Leslie Yager

First Selectman Jayme Stevenson discussed ways to combat opioid painkiller abuse at a recent breakfast for legislators and others sponsored by Stamford-based Communities 4 Action. The legislative breakfast at the UConn Stamford campus was attended by local police, social workers, psychologists, school counselors, substance abuse experts, and, of course legislators. While last year’s December meeting focused on Narcan, and Greenwich Police Chief Heavey was a featured speaker, Monday’s meeting featured frank discussion on Opioid addiction and trends in both illicit and prescription medications. Parental Consent for Opioid Prescriptions During “Gap Years” 18-25

The group discussed requiring parental consent for Opioid prescriptions for pain relief for children during what Stevenson called “the gap years,” referring to age 18-25 when young people are still on their parents health insurance but are often away at college. Stevenson said that as a mother of five children, she had been to too many funerals.