[Pharmwaste] Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 124, Issue 7

Lawernce Kenemore Jr. ldkjr100 at gmail.com
Tue May 10 12:25:22 EDT 2016


This is great news however one should know the costs?

On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 11:00 AM, <pharmwaste-request at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
wrote:

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>    1. DEA collection results reported (Ed Gottlieb)
>    2. Re: DEA collection results reported (Ed Gottlieb)
>    3. Re: DEA collection results reported (DeBiasi, Deborah (DEQ))
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>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ed Gottlieb <EGottlieb at cityofithaca.org>
> To: "pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us" <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
> Cc:
> Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 17:14:18 +0000
> 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
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ed Gottlieb <EGottlieb at cityofithaca.org>
> To: "pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us" <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
> Cc:
> Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 11:50:47 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Pharmwaste] DEA collection results reported
> 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
> ------------------------------
> *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
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "DeBiasi, Deborah (DEQ)" <Deborah.DeBiasi at deq.virginia.gov>
> To: Ed Gottlieb <EGottlieb at cityofithaca.org>, "
> pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us" <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
> Cc:
> Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 15:16:23 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Pharmwaste] DEA collection results reported
>
> http://www.dea.gov/divisions/hq/2016/hq050616.shtml
>
> May 06, 2016
> Contact: DEA Public Affairs
> (202) 307-7977
>
>
>
> *DEA Collects Record-Setting Amount of Meds at Latest National Rx
> Take-Back Day *
>
> *MAY 06 (WASHINGTON) *- Americans turned in more unused prescription
> drugs at the most recent DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day than
> on any of the previous 10 events since it began in 2010, demonstrating
> their understanding of the value of this service.
>
> Last weekend the DEA and over 4,200 of its state, local, and tribal law
> enforcement partners collected 893,498 pounds of unwanted medicines—about
> 447 tons—at almost 5,400 sites spread through all 50 states, beating its
> previous high of 390 tons in the spring of 2014 by 57 tons, or more than
> 114,000 pounds.  The top five states with the largest collections, in
> order, were Texas (almost 40 tons); California (32 tons); Wisconsin (31
> tons); Illinois (24 tons); and Massachusetts (24 tons).  See all the state
> totals
> <http://www.dea.gov/take-back/docs/NTBI%20XI%20FINAL%20Totals%20April%202016.pptx>
> here.
>
> The majority of prescription drug abusers report in surveys that they get
> their drugs from friends and family.  Americans understand that cleaning
> out old prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and
> bedside tables reduces accidents, thefts, and the misuse and abuse of these
> medicines, including the opioid painkillers that accounted for 20,808 drug
> overdoses—78 a day—in 2014 (the most recent statistics from the Centers for
> Disease Control and Prevention).  Eight out of 10 new heroin users began by
> abusing prescription painkillers and moved to heroin when they could no
> longer obtain or afford those painkillers.
>
> “These results show that more Americans than ever are taking the important
> step of cleaning out their medicine cabinets and making homes safe from
> potential prescription drug abuse or theft,” said DEA Acting Administrator
> Chuck Rosenberg.  “Unwanted, expired or unused prescription medications are
> often an unintended catalyst for addiction.  Take-Back events like these
> raise awareness of the opioid epidemic and offer the public a safe and
> anonymous way to help prevent substance abuse.”
>
>
>
> There is a hyperlink in the article above that shows the number of sites,
> pounds collected, and law enforcement that participated nationally.
>
>
> http://www.dea.gov/take-back/docs/NTBI%20XI%20FINAL%20Totals%20April%202016.pptx
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Deborah DeBiasi
>
> 804-698-4028
>
> Deborah.DeBiasi at deq.virginia.gov
>
>
>
> *From:* Pharmwaste [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] *On
> Behalf Of *Ed Gottlieb
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 10, 2016 7:51 AM
> *To:* pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
> *Subject:* Re: [Pharmwaste] DEA collection results reported
>
>
>
> 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
> ------------------------------
>
> *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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