[Pharmwaste] DEA collection results reported

[Ed Gottlieb]

Drugstorenews responded:

I did get the information from a DEA press release. You were right that
there was no mention of attendees and I've clarified the language in the
story.

here's the link to the press release.
http://www.dea.gov/divisions/hq/2016/hq050616.shtml
So far they seem to be the only on-line news source that has covered the press release.

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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From: Pharmwaste [pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] on behalf of Ed Gottlieb [EGottlieb at cityofithaca.org]
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 1:14 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] DEA collection results reported

I can't confirm the information in the following story, which reports record results for the last DEA take back event:
893,498 pounds of medications from nearly 5,400 collection sites.
"The 447 tons collected tops the 390 tons seen in spring 2014."

The story also says, "A record number of Americans showed up".  Since the DEA does not track attendance information, I wonder how they could know this.

The DEA website does not have a press release posted, though they may have sent one to media.
I'll let you know if the drugstorenews responds to my request for their sources for this story.

http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/dea-collects-record-amount-meds-national-rx-take-back-day

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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