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Nevertheless, until we find a way to take the "people" out of the collection and disposal of medications, we're going continue to hear about these cases of diversion. If it's not law enforcement it will be postal workers, disposal facility staff, pharmacists, etc....where there's value, there's temptation.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>David Wyatt, HHW Program Supervisor<br>Central Contra Costa Sanitary District - HHWCF<br>5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, CA 94553<br>925.335.7714 Fax: 925.370.8647<br><a href="http://www.centralsan.org">www.centralsan.org</a><br><a href="mailto:dwyatt@centralsan.org">dwyatt@centralsan.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>"Protecting our Water Environment"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>`·. , . .·´¯`·. , . .·´¯`·. , . .·´¯`·<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>.·´¯`·.. ><((((º> `·.¸¸.·´¯`.¸.·´¯`·.<br><br><br>>>> "HVRC" <hvrc@hvi.net> 7/6/2011 6:57 AM >>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'>Sad that the knee-jerk reaction to the officer’s alleged actions is to cancel the program. The program wasn’t the problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'>Hopefully they will re-institute the program in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'>“Yorkville police canceled the medication disposal program on the day Delaney was arrested.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Diana Hesse<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hudson Valley Regional Council<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>3 Washington Center, 2nd Floor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Newburgh NY 12550-4667<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(845) 564-4075</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#92CDDC'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stevan Gressitt<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 05, 2011 6:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> pharmwaste; rxnews<br><b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] Fwd: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Mailback would have precluded this problem<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Google Alerts</b> <<a href="mailto:googlealerts-noreply@google.com">googlealerts-noreply@google.com</a>><br>Date: Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 5:43 PM<br>Subject: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal<br>To: <a href="mailto:gressitt@gmail.com">gressitt@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:#EBEFF9;padding:2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>News</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="70%" style='width:70.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> new result for <b>unused medicine disposal</b></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 4.8pt 9.6pt 4.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/6358045-418/accused-yorkville-officer-takes-unpaid-leave.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABA5YrO8ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&usg=AFQjCNHLWhpF3cML2daOKmUAOJ3ZsIiQng" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1111CC'>Accused Yorkville officer takes unpaid leave</span></a><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Chicago Sun-Times<br>Prosecutors claim that Delaney took prescription medicine for his personal use from the supplies turned in by residents as part of an <b>unused medication disposal</b> program. He is scheduled to make his first appearance in court today. <b>...</b><br><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.google.com/news/story%3Fncl%3Dhttp://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/6358045-418/accused-yorkville-officer-takes-unpaid-leave.html%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoBjAAOABA5YrO8ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&usg=AFQjCNFzJphdvxpixG92roh6mgxa275I4A" target="_blank" title="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/6358045-418/accused-yorkville-officer-takes-unpaid-leave.html&hl=en&geo=us"><span style='color:#228822'>See all stories on this topic »</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#CCCCCC' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tip: Use quotes ("like this") around a set of words in your query to match them exactly. <a href="http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=136861&hl=en&source=alertsmail&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&cad=CAcQARgAQOWKzvAESAE" target="_blank">Learn more</a>.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.google.com/alerts/remove?hl=en&gl=us&source=alertsmail&s=AB2Xq4gFWqYoaePpTBqWBdAM9CT2lCybXFzgJYc&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&cad=CAcQARgAQOWKzvAESAE" target="_blank">Remove</a> this alert.<br><a href="http://www.google.com/alerts?hl=en&gl=us&source=alertsmail&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&cad=CAcQARgAQOWKzvAESAE" target="_blank">Create</a> another alert.<br><a href="http://www.google.com/alerts/manage?hl=en&gl=us&source=alertsmail&cd=506Kb9rPxRU&cad=CAcQARgAQOWKzvAESAE" target="_blank">Manage</a> your alerts.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><br><br clear=all><br>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Stevan Gressitt, M.D.<br>Faculty Associate, University of Maine Center on Aging<br>Academic Member, Athens Institute for Education and Research<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Athens, Greece<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>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: 207-441-0291 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.benzos.une.edu/" target="_blank">www.benzos.une.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.safemeddisposal.com/" target="_blank">www.safemeddisposal.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>