And those seniors are a subject of abuse and theft. I would like to encourage you to move this ordinance to the full board so the seniors are dispose of their medications and keep the land speaker im going to call a couple more cards. Kenny, keith and charles minister, and dede workman and larry. Speaker michael lion for California Alliance for retired americans and great panthers. We strongly urge that you pass this legislation onto the full board of supervisors. Speaking from a senior perspective, medication errors after heart attacks and strokes are the biggest cause of admission to Emergency Rooms throughout the state. This is largely because our medications change often. When we go to the hospital, were offered new medication in addition to the ones we were regularly taking. Those come home with us and clutter up our medicine cabinets. Paradox, another effect of the epidemic of opioids abuse is that for people with chronic pain, its becoming harder for them to be able to get pain
Is a no brainier. Well fair groups and recovery addictions and others have chime have chimed in to support this. Vote yes and approve and send this with full recommendation to the board. Thank you. Speaker thank you. And now im going to call speaker cards starting with maria muni. If you can line up to my left. Im going to call a couple of other names. Jenny, and michael lion, david grant. I dont know if this is michael or michelle. The last names is lion from the great panthers. Starting with mara. Speaker i want to thank breed for your leadership and for considering this policy. I do urge you to support the drug take back legislation. Excessive waste has been proven to impact our environment and were seeing pharmaceuticals reaching alarming levels in the bay including antibodies and antidepressants and anxiety reducers. These are major food source for bay area species. And we can expect to see these chemicals, bio accumulating and top consumers here such as sea lions and sharks and h
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