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SAMA is a member of Take Back Your Meds which is a group of health organizations, police, drugstores, local governments, environmental groups, and others in Washington State who support medicine take-back programs to reduce access to highly-addictive drugs, reduce the risk of poisonings, and reduce environmental contamination.
John Gahagan, SAMA Board and Family Action Council member posted a video for the, Tell Us Your Story campaign, on the Take Back Your Meds Facebook page.
We invite you to share your story: http://www.facebook.com/takebackyourmeds
SAMA in the News
- Everett Herald: “Mukilteo Father turns grief into action”
- KCTS: “Interview with Gil Kerlikowske”
- Seattle Times: “Drug take-back day to help clear medicine shelf and reduce a hazard”
- King 5 News: “We are the drug dealers”
- Herald Net: “Painful pattern emerging”
- KOMO News TV: “Grieving dad: Medicine cabinets taking place of drug dealers”
- Washington State Public Affairs Network : “911 Good Samaritan, Press Conference”
- John Gahagan, SAMA Board Member: “PSA on 911 Good Samaritan Law”
- Attorney General Rob McKenna: “PSA on 911 Good Samaritan Law”
- Everett Herald: “Drug laws relaxed for 911 calls”
- King 5 TV: “Help for Families Affected by Prescription Drug Abuse”
- KIRO Radio: “Prescription Drug Abuse, “Deadly Medicine
- King 5 News: “Problem with Prescription Drug Abuse in Washington State”
- Seattle PI: “Teens’ Drug Issues Blamed on Parental Oblivion”
- KING 5 News: “Helping Teens Battle Drug Addiction”
- Seattle Times: “Getting It Right on Addiction”
- Seattle PI: “The Intersection of Science, the Brain and Addiction”
- Seattle PI: “Family’s Pain Spurs Hope”
