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<DIV>"U.S. Senator John Boozman cosponsored a bipartisan bill that seeks to address the issue of prescription drug abuse among our nation's servicemembers and veterans."</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://politicalnews.me/?id=23627&keys=VETERANS-SERVICEMEMBERS-PRESCRIPTION-DRUGS">http://politicalnews.me/?id=23627&keys=VETERANS-SERVICEMEMBERS-PRESCRIPTION-DRUGS</A></DIV>
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<DIV>"Under current law, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has the authority to designate authorized collectors of controlled substances through drug-take back programs for the purpose of safe disposal. The DEA, however, has failed to work with the DoD and VA to provide our nation's servicemembers and veterans with reasonable access to appropriate mechanisms for the safe return and disposal of prescription medications, similar to those the DEA has proposed to provide through retail pharmacies. Since many DoD and VA facilities do not operate retail pharmacies, the DEA's proposed regulations are not sufficient for the needs of our servicemembers and veterans." </DIV>
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<DIV>It seems the DOD & VA don't think the DEA will make changes in the draft to meet their needs. </DIV>
<DIV>I don't recall seeing any comments on the draft from them, do you?</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ed Gottlieb<BR>Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal <BR>Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator <BR>Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<BR>525 3<SUP>rd</SUP> Street<BR>Ithaca, NY 14850<BR>(607) 273-8381<BR>fax: (607) 273-8433<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>