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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;"><font size="2">My answer to Jeff (below) is "yes", more consumers would be safely dispose of unwanted medications if the DEA reinstated the Take Back Initiative.
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I think it is a great idea for the DEA to reinstate the Take Back Initiative on an interim basis. It was a hugely successful program that made it easy for almost 4000 law enforcement departments to have more than 5200 collection sites at the last take back
event. With the loss of DEA support, many of these communities no longer have a safe disposal option.<br>
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The new DEA rule allows, but does not mandate or fund, authorized distributors to apply to become a take back location. Only time will tell how many pharmacies, reverse distributors, and narcotic treatment centers sign up to pay for controlled substance take
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Also, as far as I have been able to determine, there are still nine states (<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">AR, AZ, HI, IL, MN, MS, NY TX, CT) that have rules blocking authorized distributors from doing take back
of controlled substances. These states will eventually change their rules to be in compliance with the new DEA rule.</span></span></span>
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So far, I have not seen any evidence of large numbers of take back programs for controlled substances being approved.
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The Supreme Court decision (to let a Federal District Court decision upholding the Alameda County EPR law stand) is encouraging and will certainly lead to similar laws being passed in other communities. It is hard to imagine that this decision will lead to
a sudden, large surge in similar laws. I don't see it having much of an impact on the nationwide availability of safe disposal options in the near future.<br>
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Congress should direct the DEA to reinstate the Take Back Initiative. The program should continue until there is evidence that ongoing programs (both voluntary and EPR mandated) are widely available throughout the nation.<br>
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Removing unwanted pharmaceuticals from homes and safely disposing of them helps address multiple problems of national significance:<br>
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The DEA supported program was effective, necessary, and a bargain! If we help motivate Congress to act, it will be again.
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<div style="direction: ltr;" id="divRpF962564"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] on behalf of Jim Clark [jac20@psu.edu]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 01, 2015 12:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Pharmwaste] Senators encourage reinstatement of DEA Take-Back Events<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Does it make sense that we reinstate the DEA drug take back program and given the recent supreme court decision, that we have the pharmaceuticals pay for the DEA drug Take Back Program? What am I missing?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Jim Clark, Extension Educator</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""> Gilliam, Allen [mailto:GILLIAM@adeq.state.ar.us]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 01, 2015 8:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jeff Hollar; pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Pharmwaste] Senators encourage reinstatement of DEA Take-Back Events</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Very good point Jeff,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The domino effect will begin I’m afraid. Coming from 25+ yrs in Pretreatment and watching the Feds (EPA) continual disinvestment in the National Pretreatment Program over the last 15+ yrs, it’s already hit hard
here at the state level and now being felt at the City level: “If the Feds see no importance in the program, why should we?” seems to be the wounded wolf’s final cry.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">A lot of people don’t want “big government” (like myself to an extent), but without its presence in some worthwhile nat’l programs, those programs are doomed to wither on the vine.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Allen Gilliam</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">501.682.0625</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"">
<a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us" target="_blank">pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> [<a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us" target="_blank">mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Hollar<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 30, 2015 7:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us" target="_blank">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] Senators encourage reinstatement of DEA Take-Back Events</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Full Story:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.capito.senate.gov/content/capito-and-manchin-call-reinstatement-national-drug-take-back-days" target="_blank">http://www.capito.senate.gov/content/capito-and-manchin-call-reinstatement-national-drug-take-back-days</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wouldn’t more consumer drugs be disposed if they reinstated the program? Isn’t that a good thing?</p>
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