Prescription Pill and Drug Disposal Program Network

Pill Bottle Phil

USGS Study

Over 80% of waterways tested in the U.S. show traces of common medications

Partnership For A Drug free America

1 in 5 teens has abused a prescription (Rx) pain medication

1 in 5 report abusing prescription stimulants and tranquilizers

1 in 10 has abused cough medication

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn

gives praise to all of the students,

teachers, and community members for their amazing efforts in development of the P²D² program as a model for all.

Illinois State Police District 17

Disposal Box

Want to get the word out?

Try a billboard like this one

in McLean County, Illinois.

June 27 - Second Annual P²D² Green Day collection celebration presented by OSF Saint Joseph's Medical Center Bloomington, Illinois.

P²D² Team to participate in National Dialogue on Waste Pharmaceuticals in Washington D.C. at Georgetown University

Product Stewardship Institute

The National P²D² Network

Prescription Pill and Drug Disposal

Program Network

Over 135,000 lbs. Properly Disposed and Counting

Join The P²D² Network Team

To Start Your P²D²Community Disposal Program

Contact Paul Ritter

815-844-6113

ritterp@pontiac.k12.il.us

No Charge

*Attention Teachers*

The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant / P²D² Medicine Chest Curriculum for Educators is Finished.

Check it out.

The 2011 P²D²

Summer Community Development Tour

reaches over 1/5 of the United States.

Team P2D2

We're coming to a town near you.

P²D² Network welcomes the four newest communities to the program: Juneau, Alaska, Bellville, Illinois,

Puyallup, Washington, and Toccoa, Georgia.

***More info on their programs below

The P²D² Program is currently under development in communities in the following states:

Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin

***More communities and states to come

What is the Program?

The Prescription Pill and Drug Disposal Program is a collaborative effort between local pharmacies, police departments, officials, and students. The purpose is to educate the public about the harm done to the environment due to the current prescription and non-prescription drug disposal practices and to provide them with an alternative way of disposal that ensures the quality of our water for future generations.

Role of The Pharmacy

Individuals take their unused and unwanted prescription and non-prescription drugs to participating pharmacies.
Pharmacists take the pharmaceuticals and place them into secure bins. Please note that only licensed pharmacists and assistants handle the returned pharmaceuticals.
When the bins fill up, pharmacists send them off to be incinerated.
The company that incinerates the pharmaceuticals creates energy that is used to power homes and businesses.

Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures

Role of The Police Department

Individuals can take their unused and unwanted Class II controlled substances to local participating Police Departments.
The participating Police Department have a secure drop box that individuals can place their substances in - no questions asked.
The substances will be disposed of following proper police procedures.

Police Standard Operating Procedures

Why is the Program Important?

Many pharmaceuticals are getting past our waste water treatment plants and getting into our drinking water. Scientists with the United States Geological Society conducted a study of over 130 rivers, streams, and other waterways in the U.S. and found the following pharmaceuticals in over 80 percent of those tested: