FW: [Pharmwaste] New Poll for States

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From: Latham, Mark [mailto:Mark.Latham at ct.gov] 
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:20 AM
To: Gilliam, Allen; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Cc: Alvin Simmons; Gressitt, Stevan; mirelesmc at earthlink.net; Sullivan, Kevin
T; Bunnell, Ross; Kostiuk, Lauren; Gadea, John; Mendolia, Connie
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] New Poll for States

Hi all, 

I'd like to poll the other states on this listserv. Please respond directly
to Mark.Latham at ct.gov, and thank you in advance for your time.
I promise to share the results. 

Do your state's solid waste regulations [or other statutes or regulations]
prevent the collection, transfer or storage of unwanted pharmaceutical drugs
without a permit or other authorization? If so, what is the mechanism that is
used to authorize this activity, if any, since we all recognize the need to
keep these materials from being flushed into our sanitary wastewater system
or to the ground. This inquiry does not specifically concern DEA requirements
[i.e., the regulation of controlled substances]. 

One can interpret Connecticut's Solid Waste Management Regulations [RCSA
22a-209] to require a permit to collect, transfer or store pharmaceutical
waste at such consumer pharmaceutical take-back events.
As such, Connecticut is planning to address this by possibly adding a
provision to our Household Hazardous Waste General Permit, for instance, to
cover such activities given this recent trend. 

Any thoughts on existing authority, conditions permitted, or condition
language would be helpful.

Happy Friday,
Mark

Mark Latham
Environmental Analyst 2
Waste Engineering & Enforcement Division Department of Environmental
Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Mark.Latham at ct.gov

tele: (860) 418-5930, x2170
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-----Original Message-----
From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Gilliam, Allen
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 8:08 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Cc: Alvin Simmons; Gressitt, Stevan; mirelesmc at earthlink.net
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Northfield owner arrested

I've heard this is not uncommon even at some of the pharmacies who are
participating in a customer "take-back" program.  Many more stories like this
come out, the DEA's gonna put a tight plug on the legit programs, I fear.

-----Original Message-----
From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Jennifer
Crittenden
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:57 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Northfield owner arrested

Owner of Northfield drug disposal service now facing charges

Link:
http://www.startribune.com/local/south/45486592.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUgOa
hccyiUiacyKUnciatkEP7DhUs

The owner of a Northfield company that collects outdated, recalled or excess
pharmaceuticals has been indicted in federal court for allegedly diverting
prescription drugs for sale on the street.

Mark Andrew Goetz, 40, of Prior Lake, was charged Tuesday with illegally
distributing Xanax and OxyContin this year. The transactions, both during
sting operations, involved more than 1,600 tablets, the indictment alleges.

Goetz owns Pharmaceutical Returns, a reverse distributor of controlled
substances that is authorized by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) to collect the drugs and return them to the companies for credit or
destroy them at approved incinerators.

According to the indictment:

In January, members of the Metro Gang Strike Task Force learned that Goetz
was redirecting controlled substances to his drug customers just before or
shortly after scheduled destructions. Officers set up a sting on Jan. 10 at
Goetz's home involving 99 tablets of Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug. A second
"controlled purchase" of 1,274 tablets of OxyContin, a painkiller, and 245
tablets of Xanax was conducted by the DEA and the task force on May 6 in a
south Minneapolis apartment parking lot.

Goetz was stopped as he was leaving the parking lot; officers seized a small
amount of a controlled substance and a laptop computer.

Jennifer Crittenden, M.S.W.
Research Associate
UMaine Center on Aging
327 Camden Hall
25 Texas Ave.
Bangor, Maine 04401-4324
Telephone: 207-262-7923
Fax: 207-262-7921
E-mail:Jennifer.Crittenden at umit.maine.edu

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