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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Debbie,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>To the best of my knowledge Arkansas’ take-back programs & our 100+ 24/7 permanent drop boxes’ collections are all treated as controlled and haz waste. Collections are not sifted thru by trained pharmacists because of the time it would take. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>With the “free” services of the AR nat’l guard along with a law enforcement officer, the collections are taken by truck to a haz waste treatment facility in the southern part of the State and incinerated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Don’t see your argument, “…against participating in the collection of unwanted pharms at pharmacies is the possibility of diversion.” would be any different than a LE officer sifting thru his own drop box and cherry picking opioids even if he would readily recognize them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>And, to the best of my knowledge there are no participating pharmacies because of reasons previously mentioned posits (an added burden on an already overworked pharmacy staff along with the additional admin burden they have no time to deal with).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Apologies for no help,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Allen Gilliam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>ADEQ State Pretreatment Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>501.682.0625<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><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"'>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>Deborah.Hauser@epa.ohio.gov<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 10, 2015 8:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br><b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] any good data on diversion?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One of the biggest arguments I’ve heard against participating in the collection of unwanted pharms at pharmacies is the possibility of diversion. It seems like a valid argument, so I’d like to see if there is any anecdotal evidence to that effect. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve contacted Iowa to find out what they have experienced since they’ve had the TakeAway program in place for a number of years. They still do not collect controlled substances, so I understand any diversion (or lack thereof) they experience could be attributed to that.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’d like to hear from other states, especially ones that are collecting at pharmacies, to see if there is any data on diversion.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Debbie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=150 height=93 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01D11B9C.2B51BC00" alt="http://epaintra.epa.ohio.gov/portals/11/Documents/Templates/standard_logo_color_email.gif"><b><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#948A54'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#948A54'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#215868'>Deborah Hauser<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#215868'>Environmental Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#215868'>Division of Materials and Waste Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#215868'>614.728.5353<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>