Making Companies Pay to Dump Old Prescriptions

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Alameda County supervisors are tired of battling a slow-moving tidal wave of expired pharmaceutical drugs. They've voted unanimously to require drug companies to handle the problem themselves. There's no word whether the industry will take the county to court over this national precedent, but if it doesn't, there's a good chance other counties will follow Alameda's lead. Reporter: Peter Jon Shuler