Mike Mayer, President of MedReturn, LLC Has Been Invited to Testify About Drug Take Back Programs Before the U.S. House of Representatives

    GRAFTON, WI, April 14, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Mike Mayer, President of MedReturn, LLC will provide testimony on the topic of prescription drug take back programs before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. The hearing entitled, "Warning: The Growing Danger of Prescription Drug Diversion," is scheduled for April 14 at 8:00 a.m. in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The MedReturn Drug Disposal Unit provides a safe, secure, sustainable and environmentally friendly way to help law enforcement agencies and communities collect unwanted or expired prescription medication and over the counter drugs.

Many communities around the country have held one-day or limited time collection efforts. MedReturn makes it possible for communities to place a safe and secure collection unit in police and sheriff's departments where citizens can deposit their unused prescription and over the counter drugs every day. MedReturn has been located in over 50 police and sheriff's departments across 11 states.

It is staggering to think that over 10 million prescriptions are filled on a daily basis. While the majority of prescriptions are needed and used, far too many unused medications end up in our medicine cabinets where they can be misused, abused and contribute to accidental poisonings. Studies show that 70 percent of teenagers who use prescription medications non-medically get them from friends and family members.

Currently many unwanted or expired household and prescription medications are improperly disposed of. The harmful methods being used include flushing the drugs down toilets or putting them into the garbage. Improper disposal also contributes to the pharmaceutical waste that ends up in our environment.

Other witnesses listed by the Subcommittee include Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; Michele M. Leonhart, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration; General Arthur T. Dean, Chairman and CEO, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America; Sean Clarkin, Executive Vice President, Partnership for a Drug Free America; families who have lost children to prescription drug overdoses; and others.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Mayer 877 218-0990

MedReturn, LLC is committed to providing a safe, secure and environmentally friendly way to help law enforcement agencies and communities collect unwanted or expired household medication, including prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs and unused pharmaceuticals. For more information, please contact us at (877)218-0990 or at http://www.medreturn.com.

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