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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, While Illinois saw a 8.3% decrease in overdose |
| 3 | | deaths in 2023, compared to only a 4% decline on the national |
| 4 | | scale, there were still 3,502 overdose deaths in Illinois in |
| 5 | | 2023, which is 3,502 too many; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, One overdose prevention method that has seen some |
| 7 | | success is prescription drug take-backs, which are events run |
| 8 | | by local communities where residents can turn in unused or |
| 9 | | expired prescription drugs that they have in their homes; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Drug Take-Back |
| 11 | | Act (Public Act 102-1055, HB1780) into law on June 10, 2022; |
| 12 | | and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, From 2024-2025 a number of areas reported success |
| 14 | | with drug take-backs, including Cook County, which collected |
| 15 | | 5,443 pounds of unused medication, and DuPage County, which |
| 16 | | collected 13,470 pounds; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, The success that prescription drug take-back |
| 18 | | events have had in lowering the number of overdose deaths in |
| 19 | | Illinois is encouraging for the future; therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |