[Pharmwaste] Hot dog, a collection!

[Margaret Shield]

Here's an event pairing that's quite the other end of the spectrum from a
hot dog eating contest, and very serious: last spring the annual suicide
prevention walk at the University of Washington in Seattle included a drug
take-back event operated by the university police.  Their event fell on the
same Saturday as the DEA-coordinated take-back day. The most common means of
suicide and suicide attempts are guns and household medications. 

I do not know the total pounds collected, but one of the organizers told me
they were shocked by the amount of unwanted medicines that were returned by
participants.

 
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Margaret Shield, PhD

Community Environmental Health Strategies, LLC

Smart Science & Policy for Our Health and Environment

Seattle, WA 

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From: Pharmwaste [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf
Of Ed Gottlieb
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 1:20 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Cc: rburke at cityoffollybeach.com; ODLP at usdoj.gov; pfindlay at postandcourier.com
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Hot dog, a collection!

 

Though it happened by coincidence, Folly Beach, SC held a drug collection
event in conjunction with a hot dog-eating contest this past weekend!  What
an unusual outreach method!  

Trying to think of a slogan to use if we decide to copy them.  Maybe, "Eat
too many hot dogs (or unwanted medications) and you will get sick!"  A Folly
Beach public safety officer told me the event was a success.   

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/get-rid-of-unwanted-prescribed-drugs-duri
ng-taste-of-folly/article_3c99934e-e4a3-11e6-b682-8b43a4a1196c.html


Strangely, the news story reports that,

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is in the process of approving new
regulations that implement the Safe and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of
2010, which amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow patients or their
family members to dispose of controlled substance medications at authorized
locations, Folly's public safety agency said.

The reporter told me he found this [outdated] information on the DOJ
website.  He will send the link if he can find it again.

What other unusual event pairings should we be considering as outreach
tools?  
Please consider sharing what you have done with the group.  Thanks!

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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