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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi all – interesting discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The following statistic “USPS
boasts a 94 percent conviction rate for crimes” is one that I’ve
discussed with local law enforcement who are operating secure drop-off programs
for medicines, and who have concerns about the safety and security of mail-back
programs. This conviction rate does not reassure these local cops as
their experience is that USPS does not choose to prosecute enough of the mail
crimes involving drugs that are reported to them, focusing mostly on “big”
cases. I’m told that local law enforcement may not be able to
establish jurisdiction to prosecute if USPSC chooses not to. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I don’t doubt the
accuracy of these statements from our law enforcement partners, and also don’t
doubt that USPS is doing what they can to combat mail crimes, but I have not
seen any statistics or analysis on this angle of the issue. Does anyone
know more about what USPS’s “prosecution rate” is when it
comes to diversion of drugs through the mail?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Margaret<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><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Margaret Shield PhD</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Policy Liaison</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
Symbol;color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>130 Nickerson Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98109-1658</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>(w) 206-263-3059</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>(c) 206-265-9732</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>(fax) 206-263-3070 </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Local Governments for Health and the Environment - www.lhwmp.org</span></i><i><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Protect Our Kids, Families, and Environment -
www.TakeBackYourMeds.org</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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 style='font-size:11.0pt'><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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lucy,
Burke<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 07, 2011 9:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Grasso, Cheri; 'Jeff Hollar'; 'Stevan Gressitt'; 'pharmwaste';
'rxnews'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Pharmwaste] Fwd: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Jeff,<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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Here’s what our <a
href="http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Publications/General/2011008.pdf">Report to
the Legislature Recommendations for Home-Generated Pharmaceutical Collection
Programs in California</a> said about mailback security: <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 style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The
following mail-back-related example of potential illegal drug diversion was not
part of any official collection program. However, it does indicate the security
concerns surrounding such programs even though the USPS boasts a 94 percent
conviction rate for crimes that range far afield from stolen mail or forged
money orders.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>53 </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>The USPS investigated multiple reports of prescription
medication mailed to veterans from the Veterans Administration that disappeared
from a South Sacramento post office.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>54</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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 style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>53 </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sweeney, Paul, “Delivering evidence: not just
the mail; The FBI and state attorneys general usually get the credit for
ferreting out financial fraud. But there's an elite unit that doesn't get much
notice--and they work for the U.S. Postal Service.” Financial Executive,
December 1, 2006, Available: <a
href="http://www.allbusiness.com/finance-insurance/3998383-1.html">http://www.allbusiness.com/finance-insurance/3998383-1.html</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>54 </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Warren, George, “Prescription narcotics vanish
from Sacramento post office,” ABC News Release, April 6, 2010, Available:
<a href="http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=78845&catid=2">http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=78845&catid=2</a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The <b>U.S.
Postal Service (USPS) Prescription Mail Back Pilot Program </b>is intended to
provide an estimated 780,000 veterans in Baltimore, Md., Washington, D.C., and
West Virginia the opportunity to safely dispose of expired and unused
prescriptions and help the environment. The program is being administered by
the USPS and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and allows veterans to
mail outdated, unwanted medicine to federally-approved facilities where it is
safely destroyed. Veterans receive specially designed, postage-paid envelopes
and instructions with their prescription fulfillment. Expired and unused
pharmaceuticals placed in the special packaging can be dropped in familiar blue
USPS collection boxes or at post offices. The envelopes are delivered to
facilities regulated and approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and DEA. Pharmaceuticals from this and other similar mail-back
initiatives are destroyed in accordance with EPA and DEA standards, including
cataloguing and use of incineration, chemical or thermal processes.</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'>17 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>17 </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Drug Take-Back Network, <i>Postal Service Expands
Prescription Mail Back, </i>April 8, 2010 Accessed on September 15, 2010 <u>http://www.takebacknetwork.com/news_t.php#
</u></span> <span style='font-size:11.0pt'><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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Last I heard, Sharps Compliance mailers go straight to the
incinerator with a law enforcement witness. Many program managers would
like to be able to use common carriers to cut down on costs but are not allowed
at least in California. <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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Cheri, I hadn’t seen your “How Medicine Take-Back
Works” site before – very nice. <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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mr. Burke Lucy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Integrated Waste Management Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>1001 I Street, PO Box 4025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Sacramento, CA 95812<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Burke.Lucy@CalRecycle.ca.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>916.341.6592 <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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Grasso,
Cheri<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 07, 2011 9:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Jeff Hollar'; 'Stevan Gressitt'; 'pharmwaste'; 'rxnews'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Pharmwaste] Fwd: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Jeff, I agree that diversion can also happen with a mailback
program. What we have found in Washington is that following strict
protocols prevents diversion – here is more information on how these
protocols work: <a
href="http://www.takebackyourmeds.org/why/how-medicine-take-back-works">http://www.takebackyourmeds.org/why/how-medicine-take-back-works</a>
<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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Cheri<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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Cheri Grasso </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Pharmaceuticals Project </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>130 Nickerson Street, Suite 100 | Seattle, WA 98109 |
206-263-3089</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Local Governments for Health and the Environment <a
href="www.lhwmp.org%20">www.lhwmp.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Protect our Kids, Families, the Environment <a
href="www.takebackyourmeds.org">www.takebackyourmeds.org</a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jeff Hollar
[mailto:jhollar@pwaste.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 07, 2011 6:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Stevan Gressitt'; 'pharmwaste'; 'rxnews'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Pharmwaste] Fwd: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Regarding mailback programs: What about the potential of
theft in transit? Mailmen, sorters, etc. What controls in place to
100% eliminate this? If someone diverts one mail back pouch, will this be
caught? What if someone opens one up and takes 5 pills from a
bottle? What if someone puts the mail back pouch in their mailbox and it
gets swiped before the mailman picks it up? How do the various mailback
programs address these diversion issues? <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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>On a related note, I am aware of at least one mailback program
that is not permitted to take back DEA controlled substances. Obviously
DEA controls will make it through. What happens when this mailback
program facility receives DEA controls? How can this even be monitored if
the container contents being shipped are not 100% examined?<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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Regarding disposal: If these pharmaceuticals came from a
non-household entity, the RCRA waste would likely have to be segregated and
destroyed in a RCRA incinerator. What is the typical disposal method used
in mailback programs? WTE Incinerator, RCRA Incinerator, autoclave,
landfilled?<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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I would like to learn more about the issues I raised
above. Can those of you involved with the various mailback programs shed
some light on these questions? <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 style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Warmest Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Jeff Hollar</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>President</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>PharmWaste Technologies, Inc.</span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>4164 NW Urbandale Dr., Ste A</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Urbandale, IA 50322</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>515-276-5302 (general)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>515-331-7310 (direct)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>515-360-9785 (cell)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.pwaste.com/"
title="http://www.pwaste.com/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>www.pwaste.com</span></a><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Stevan Gressitt <a
href="mailto:[mailto:gressitt@gmail.com]">[mailto:gressitt@gmail.com]</a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 05, 2011 5:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> pharmwaste; rxnews<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] Fwd: Google Alert - unused medicine disposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Mailback would have precluded
this problem<o:p></o:p></p>
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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></p>
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Prosecutors claim that Delaney took prescription medicine for his personal
use from the supplies turned in by residents as part of an <b>unused
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<p class=MsoNormal>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></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Athens, Greece<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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>
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Cell: 207-441-0291 <o:p></o:p></p>
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href="http://www.safemeddisposal.com/" target="_blank">www.safemeddisposal.com</a>
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