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How to hold a successful pharmaceutical take-back event without outside funding

Abstract/summary

On Saturday, April 18th 2009 a “Return Unwanted Medicines” event collected almost 500 pounds of unwanted medicines from over 140 community members. Sponsors included New York Sea Grant, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Suffolk County Legislator Lynne Nowick, Suffolk County Health Department, Suffolk County Police Department Narcotics Unit, and Triumvirate Environmental Inc. This document, written by the Work Group Chair and approved by the full Event Planning Work Group, is intended to provide clear instruction as to how to hold a successful pharmaceutical collection program in the state of New York.

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Author(s)
Larissa Graham
Year
2009
Publisher
New York Sea Grant
Authors’ organization
State University of New York, Cornell University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Number of pages
1-25
URL
http://www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/Images/Uploads/PDFs/RUMHowToGuide.pdf
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