[Pharmwaste] Sens. to Attorney General: DOJ must address prescription drug abuse by service members and veterans & organize take-back program

[Shield, Margaret]

In June, Senator Collins also introduced  S.1089 -- Servicemembers and Veterans Prescription Drug Safety Act of 2013.  No hearing scheduled thus far.
Servicemembers and Veterans Prescription Drug Safety Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) and the Attorney General (AG) to jointly carry out a program under which a member of the Armed Forces (member), an individual receiving or entitled to military retired or retainer pay, a dependent-beneficiary of a member, or any person lawfully entitled to dispose of the property of any of such individuals may deliver a personal-use controlled substance (the prescription medication of a deceased individual) for disposal at a facility to be specified by the Secretary and the AG. Requires the Secretary and AG, in implementing the program, to develop appropriate guidelines and procedures to prevent the diversion, misuse, theft, or loss of such delivered substances.
Directs the Secretary and the AG to jointly carry out a program under which a veteran, a veteran's spouse or dependent, a person in receipt of medical services at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility, or any person lawfully entitled to dispose of the property of any of such individuals may deliver such a controlled substance for disposal at a specified facility, subject to the same guidelines and procedures with respect to such delivered substances.
See additional bill info on Thomas:  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:S.1089:
The bill does not define a funding source, so perhaps that means the program would be added to DOJ’s responsibilities under existing budget.
Margaret Shield PhD, Policy Liaison
Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County
130 Nickerson Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98109-1658
(w) 206-263-3059  (c) 206-265-9732
Local Governments for Health and the Environment - www.lhwmp.org
Protect Our Kids, Families, and Environment - www.TakeBackYourMeds.org



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Subject: [Pharmwaste] Sens. to Attorney General: DOJ must address prescription drug abuse by service members and veterans & organize take-back program

Oct. 2, 2013
Sens. Collin, Boxer, Boozman, & Blumenthal write to Attorney General Holder: DOJ must address prescription drug abuse in military & organize take-back program.

"A rule proposed by the DEA as part of the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 does not allow the participation of the DoD or VA in the DEA’s drug-take back efforts because the unique conditions of DoD and VA facilities are not taken into account."  From:

http://riponadvance.com/news/collins-department-of-justice-must-address-prescription-drug-abuse-in-the-armed-forces/4919

Ed Gottlieb
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator
Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
525 3rd Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 273-8381
fax: (607) 273-8433
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