[Pharmwaste] Losing a strong supporter...Chuck Rosenberg, acting head of the DEA is set to resign

[Ed Gottlieb]

One of Chuck Rosenberg's first actions as acting head of the DEA was to reinstate their twice a year take-back initiative.  He has remained a consistent supporter of take-back and his leadership will be sorely missed.



https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/us/politics/chuck-rosenberg-dea-resigns.html



 <https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/26/1701890/-Head-of-the-DEA-to-resign-does-not-believe-Donald-Trump-respects-the-laws-of-the-land?detail=emaildkre>

The president fired Mr. Comey in May<https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/james-comey-fired-fbi.html?_r=0>, and then in July told law enforcement officers <https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/26/1701890/-Head-of-the-DEA-to-resign-does-not-believe-Donald-Trump-respects-the-laws-of-the-land?detail=emaildkre> “please don’t be too nice”<https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/us/politics/trump-immigration-gang-violence-long-island.html?mcubz=1> when handling crime suspects.<https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/26/1701890/-Head-of-the-DEA-to-resign-does-not-believe-Donald-Trump-respects-the-laws-of-the-land?detail=emaildkre>

Mr. Rosenberg forcefully rejected Mr. Trump’s comment, sending an email to all D.E.A. employees at the time to tell them that they should not mistreat suspects.

“We must earn and keep the public trust and continue to hold ourselves to the very highest standards,” Mr. Rosenberg wrote in the internal email. “Ours is an honorable profession and, so, we will always act honorably.”



Ed Gottlieb
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal
Board Member, New York Product Stewardship Council
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator
Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
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