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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 NEWS The safe way to clear the medicine cabinet Drug Takeback Day is set for Saturday “We’re looking to avoid drug abuse as well as accidental overdoses by children. To a child, one or two opioid pills is enough to cause death.” By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN STAFF WRITER Local businesses and police departments are working to make a dent in the opioid epidemic by lim- iting its primary source — the home medicine cabinet. Saturday is National Pre- scription Drug Takeback Day, and people can get rid of unused pills at several locations throughout Uma- tilla and Morrow counties. Boardman and Pilot Rock will set up temporary drop- off locations, and there are permanent disposal boxes in the Hermiston and Pend- leton police departments, Hermiston’s courthouse, the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center in Pendleton and Carlson’s Drug in Umatilla. Mike Stensrud, the prescription drug over- dose prevention coordi- nator for Eastern Oregon, said the temporary disposal options are important, but he is working to expand permanent disposal loca- tions around Eastern Ore- gon as well. Right now, he said, several larger cities in the area do not have perma- nent disposal boxes, includ- Mike Stensrud Prescription drug overdose prevention coordinator for Eastern Oregon STAFF PHOTO BY JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN Congressman Greg Walden, center, discusses signal sidearm, a camera that activates when officers draw their guns, with Captain Scott Clark, right, and Chief Jason Edmiston on a visit to the Hermiston Police Department on Friday. ing Milton-Freewater, Baker City and Ontario. “I’m actively seeking a pharmacy or police depart- ment in those locations to take on the responsibility of providing such an important community resource,” Sten- srud said in an email. “We’re looking to avoid drug abuse as well as accidental over- doses by children. To a child, one or two opioid pills is enough to cause death.” Stensrud said national surveys on drug use and health show that drug deal- ers are not the primary cause of opioid distribution. According to the survey, he said, those misusing opioids get them from a friend or a relative 70 percent of a time, and a doctor 19 percent of the time. “A drug dealer is only used four percent of the time,” he said. “So, it becomes apparent that get- ting rid of these danger- Former police officer picked for Stanfield council seat over, breaking his spine and leaving him confined to a wheelchair. After the city put out a call for city council appli- cants, Parrish threw his hat in the ring along with David Clark, Scott Chal- lis and Blaine Braithwaite. Larsen said Parrish and Clark were both present at Tuesday’s city coun- cil meeting and answered a series of questions from council members before a vote was taken and Parrish was appointed. Parrish said after years of working in munici- pal law enforcement he is curious to see the “other side” of the equation in sitting on the council, and excited to have an oppor- tunity to serve the com- munity where he was born and raised. He said he liked the idea By JADE MCDOWELL STAFF WRITER The Stanfield City Coun- cil has appointed Ralph “Butch” Parrish to fill a vacancy on the council. Parrish, who is the office manager for the Boardman Police Department but lives in Stanfield, will replace councilor Pam McSpadden, who died in February. City manager Blair Larsen said Parrish has a “pretty good history with the city” through a number of roles, including as a for- mer Stanfield police officer in the 1990s. In 1994, Parrish was injured in the line of duty after he stopped to help the then-Stanfield police chief with an arrest and the suspect managed to get into the front seat of a cruiser and run Parrish Copper wire thieves hit substations HERMISTON HERALD UMATILLA — Thieves who broke into the McNary Substation in Umatilla stole 29 copper ground wires, threatening both the safety of Bonneville Power Administration employ- ees and endangering the equipment. According to the Uma- tilla County Sheriff’s Office, sometime between April 13-16 thieves with knowl- edge of the substation and its operation cut the cyclone security fence to get in, then cut multiple copper cables. The value of the cables and the damage done is estimated to be more than $10,000. The station is the entry point from McNary Dam of being appointed to a par- tial term to get a feel for the job and for the town to get an idea of whether he fits what they are look- ing for, before deciding whether to run for another term. He said he is trying to come into the position with a blank slate and an open mind. “I’m a very approach- able person, and I consider myself to be a fair individ- ual,” he said. He will be officially sworn in during the May 1 city council meeting and will fill out the rest of McSpadden’s term, which ends Dec. 31, 2020. into the regional power grid. A BPA employee noticed the theft of the cables Mon- day. Each is marked with the words “Bonneville Power Administration” that can been seen when they are unfurled. Power transmission was not interrupted. Doug Dailey, BPA phys- ical security specialist, said this is one of four similar thefts at substations in the area in the past few months. 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He said he recently fin- ished a series of panels about opioid use, the most recent focusing on families who have lost children. “It helps us better under- stand what we need to try and change, legislatively,” he said. Edmiston said he would like to see pharmacies take a more active role in stopping over-prescription. “They see it — they can report it,” he said. Put a smile on the heart with the power of flowers. HWY 395, HERMISTON MOFE HD CHANNELS, FASTEF INTEFNET AND UNLIMITED VOICE. $ ous medications properly is imperative in beginning to control the root of the problem.” But Stensrud said the problem extends beyond opioids, to any medication that can be easily abused. All medications, he said, can be disposed of at those drop- off locations. Rep. Greg Walden stopped in Hermiston on Friday, to discuss opi- oid abuse and preven- tion in Umatilla County. He talked with police chief Jason Edmiston about some of the challenges of report- ing overdoses publicly, and Edmiston discussed some of the dangers for police offi- cers, such as fentanyl — a synthetic opioid that can be fatal if handled. Walden is chair of the House Energy and Com- merce Committee, which is currently holding hear- ings on the opioid crisis. He said he hopes for a vote on a group of bills aimed at opi- oid abuse prevention in May. 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