‘ Trump TV’ explains campaign a business opportunity
It is beginning to look like Donald Trump was never really a presidential candidate. He’s already making excuses for why he will lose. And this talk of a possible “Trump TV” venture makes it appear that his campaign was really a business strategy. His supporters will be a ready- made audience, simply another business opportunity. Trump wants everyone to be focused on him all the time. What better way than running for president? Michael Hart, West Ridge
Beware of ‘ just in case’ pills
It’s so common. You have a few extra pills left over froma prescription and keep them on hand “just in case” you need them again. While it may seem practical, it can be extremely dangerous. Left over medications, especially opioid painkillers, are an easy target for abuse. The majority of teens abusing prescription drugs get them from family and friends— often right out of the home medicine cabinet.
In fact, ordinary expired or unused prescriptions youmay have at home are helping fuel an epidemic that kills nearly 80 Americans a day.
How do you get rid of these medications safely? Start by calling your police department or pharmacy— many are licensed collectors authorized to receive and dispose of these medications safely.
In fact, there’s no better time to start than this weekend. This Saturday, Oct. 22, is the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug TakeBack Day.
Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois are hosting special medication disposal events. If you don’t have time to make a call, just type “DEA drug take back” into your web browser to pull up a page that allows you to search for participating agencies.
Illinois is the nation’s fourth- largest collector of unused medications with 24 tons of unwanted medicines collected at the last DEA TakeBack event alone. Look out Texas, California and Wisconsin— let’s see if we can finish at No. 1 Thomas M. Anderson, M. D., president, Illinois StateMedical Society
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