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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:HHS-NEWS-ALL@LIST.NIH.GOV" target="_blank">HHS-NEWS-ALL@LIST.NIH.GOV</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Prescription
Take Back Day<br></font><br></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">HHS Colleagues,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Prescription drug abuse is a serious and growing public
health problem affecting our Nation - nearly 20 percent of people in the
United States have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons. More
than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, and each day,
approximately 2,500 teens abuse prescription drugs to get high for the first
time. A majority of abused prescription drugs are easily obtained from
family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet. Because these
medications are prescribed by doctors, many people assume that they are safe
to take under any circumstances. However, abuse of prescription drugs
can lead to addiction and serious health risks. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Last week, all Federal employees received an email from the
Office of Personnel Management, the White House Office of National Drug
Control Policy and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announcing
<b>National Prescription Take Back Day</b>, which will<b> </b>take place on
Saturday, April 30. On this day, communities across the Nation
will host Take Back events to encourage the collection of old prescription
drugs from medicine cabinets and dispose of them through environmentally sound
practices. Last year, more than 242,000 pounds of prescription drugs
were collected at over 4,000 collection sites. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">HHS is proud to join our
Federal partners in supporting this important initiative and in raising
awareness of prescription drug abuse. On <b><u>Friday, April
29<sup>th</sup></u></b> from <b><u>10 a.m. to 2 p.m.</u></b>, in honor of
<b>National Prescription Take Back Day</b>, several HHS agencies, in
cooperation with the DEA, will sponsor collection sites so that HHS employees
can bring in unused or unwanted prescription<s>s</s> drugs for safe
disposal. This is a convenient way for you to take a simple step to help
prevent prescription drug abuse. The HHS collection sites are:
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<p class="MsoNormal">U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">Hubert Humphrey Building</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">200 Independence Avenue, SW</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">Washington, DC 20210 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Great
Hall</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Food and Drug Administration</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">White Oak Campus</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">10903 New Hampshire Avenue</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">Silver Spring, MD 20993</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">Rear Lobby, Café 32</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">National Institutes of Health</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in">Main Campus</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">9000 Rockville Pike</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">Bethesda, MD 20892</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">Building 31A front lobby</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in">Neuroscience Center </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">6001 Executive Blvd</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">Rockville, MD</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:0.5in">Cafeteria</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Parklawn Building</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">5600 Fishers Lane</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">Rockville, MD 20857</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> 5<sup>th</sup>
Floor Lobby</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">One Choke Cherry Road</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">Rockville, MD 20857</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">1<sup>st</sup> floor reception
area</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">(collection site for AHRQ, Tower
Building and local FDA offices) </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can also encourage your friends and family to
participate in this effort by sharing information from the National
Prescription Take Back website (<a href="http://www.nationaltakebackday.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">www.nationaltakebackday.com</span></a>).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>Kathleen Sebelius</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Secretary of Health and Human Services </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Cambria','serif'">*Please note you are
receiving this email because you are using an email account supported by the
Department of Health and Human Services. It is not possible to be
removed from this list at this time. Please do not respond to this
email. If you have questions or comments regarding this specific message
please see the sponsoring organization listed in the text above. If you
would like to submit a message for HHS News dispersal, please email <a href="mailto:HHS.News@hhs.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">HHS.News@hhs.gov</span></a>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"></span> </p></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>
<div>Stevan Gressitt, M.D.<br>Faculty Associate, University of Maine Center on
Aging<br>Academic Member, Athens Institute for Education and Research</div>
<div>Athens, Greece</div>
<div>Founding Director, International Institute for Pharmaceutical
Safety<br>University of New England, College of Pharmacy<br>Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences <br>Associate Professor of Clinical
Psychiatry<br>University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine<br>716
Stevens Avenue <br>Portland, Maine 04103<br><a href="mailto:gressitt@gmail.com" target="_blank">gressitt@gmail.com</a> <br>Cell: <a href="tel:207-441-0291" value="+12074410291" target="_blank">207-441-0291</a> </div>
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