Safe Medicine Disposal for ME Program

Providing Maine's older adults with a safe option for

disposal of unused and expired medicine

 
 
 
 

Program Partners


 

The Safe Medicine Disposal for ME Program's success results from an extensive network of professional and community partnerships. The Center on Aging oversees the administration and coordination of the program.

Jennifer Crittenden and Becky Hillman with boxes of envelopes

Program Partners (click on the name to visit their website)

 

UMaine Center on Aging logo

University of Maine Center on Aging

 

Rite Aid Pharmacy logo

Rite Aid Pharmacies

 

Senior Corps RSVP logo

Umaine Center on Aging Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

 

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency logo

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency

 

Maine Department of Environmental Protection logo

Maine Department of Environmental Protection

 

Community Medical Foundation for Patient Safety logo

Community Medical Foundation for Patient Safety

 

Miller Drug logo

Miller Drug Pharmacy

Penobscot Indian Family Health Logo

Penobscot Indian Nation Health Center

Northern New England Poison Center logo

Northern New England Poison Center

Penobscot Community Health Center logo

Penobscot Community Health Center

Penquis logo

Penquis RSVP Program

Aroostook RSVP program logo

Aroostook Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

 

Polyair logo

Polyair Manufacturing

 

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Maine Office of the Attorney General, Maine Pharmacy Association, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, Villanova University Center for the Environment, the Maine Council for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and individual participating pharmacies throughout Maine.

COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
A 15-member Community Advisory Board is made up of older adult representatives from each county. Community Advisory Board members will be drawn from older adult participants at the five Maine Area Agencies on Aging, the five Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteer programs, community TRIAD groups, and other older adult organizations and associations. Membership reflects the state population’s diversity. If you are an older adult who is interested in participating on our Community Advisory Board, please contact Jason Charland, Community Advisory Board Director at jason.charland@umit.maine.edu or 207-262-7928

Current Community Advisory Board Members:

Betty Rinehart, Caribou

Barbara Nathanson, Northport

Barbara Miller, Hollis

Marilyn Cousins, Washburn

Barbara Payne, South Paris

Chris Longley, Albany Township

Paul and Nancy Matulis, Dover-Foxcroft

Sue Davis, Bucksport
Henry Lunn, Camden

Kerry Kenney, Saco

Helen Marston, Tenants Harbor

Alice White, Winter Harbor

Nancy Hayward, Jonesboro


 
   

  For more information please call

  1-866-ME-RX-RID (1-866-637-9743)

 OR

e-mail: info@safemeddisposal.com