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Proposed Bill Would Allow Local Authorities to Burn Drugs
(IRN)-It was a real life civics lesson for high school students, testifying about a bill before an Illinois House committee.

Antioch junior Michael Hall discussed his research into teenage drug abuse and improper disposal. Throwing unused prescription drugs into a garbage can or pouring them into a sink or toilet is exactly the wrong thing to do.

Hall and other members of his high school environmental club found some work originally done by high school students from Pontiac: an environmentally friendly form of burning the drugs. The system is known as P2 D2, prescription pill and drug disposal.

The bill, sponsored by State Rep. JoAnn Osmond (R-Antioch), would allow local authorities to collect and burn the drugs. A $20 fee assessed to drug offenders would pay for the program.

One lawmaker, State Rep. Mary Flowers (D-Chicago), said she could not support the idea, because people of color "are disproportionately affected by this so-called drug war … that $20 that will be assessed will be disproportionately assessed on minorities."

HB 2056 has passed the House Environmental Health Committee.

(Source: Illinois Radio Network)
04 11 11 by Newsroom
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