<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Plain Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;}
p.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, div.MsoListParagraph
{mso-style-priority:34;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.PlainTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Plain Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Plain Text";
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;}
span.BalloonTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle22
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:102380460;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-221895402 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:1.5in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:2.0in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:2.5in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:3.0in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:3.5in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:4.0in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:4.5in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:5.0in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:5.5in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:224486394;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-798431566 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:40.5pt;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level2
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level3
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l1:level4
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level5
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level6
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l1:level7
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level8
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level9
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Such stories will get air play from those critical of drug take-back, but I think it’s important to keep this story in context.<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'>Every day, medicines are diverted from people’s homes because addiction and misuse are rampant in our communities. Diversion is also unfortunately common from health care facilities and from pharmacies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>For some balance and perspective, here are other ways Rx drugs have been stolen in Wisconsin this year. These 3 results from about 2 minutes of Googling:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Waukesha County - Prescription drugs stolen from apartment (item #25)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://www.waukeshanow.com/news/waukesha-police-report-june-18-2015-issue-b99517456z1-307495461.html<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>WI nursing home nurse stealing medicines from patients <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Front-Page/2015/08/21/Nurse-reportedly-stole-meds.html">http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Front-Page/2015/08/21/Nurse-reportedly-stole-meds.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#1F497D'>Waukesha County – woman crawls through ceiling of K-Mart to steal prescription drugs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://fox6now.com/2015/05/08/woman-accused-of-crawling-through-ceiling-to-steal-prescription-drugs-from-kmart/">http://fox6now.com/2015/05/08/woman-accused-of-crawling-through-ceiling-to-steal-prescription-drugs-from-kmart/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>These bad actors involved in diverting medicines from collection programs got caught. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In my experience, most law enforcement medicine take-back protocols do require two authorized officers to empty the drop box, seal the box/inner liner, and log the weight of the medicine box prior to storage in their evidence room, thereby removing opportunities for diversion. <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'>Margaret Shield, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Seattle, WA<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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bickford, Barbara J - DNR (Barb)<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 3, 2015 10:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> Pharmwaste, the list <pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us><br><b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] collection success has a down side<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This news item describes two cases where police officers diverted prescription drugs from household collection programs. Both cases occurred in Wisconsin, which has been among the top 4 states for collecting drugs from its residents. Collection success does have a down side. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Sauk Prairie police officer arrested on tentative drug, misconduct charges</b> <br><a href="http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_5b9a3d7a-2e50-5135-a59f-6d2f720b9cd6.html">http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_5b9a3d7a-2e50-5135-a59f-6d2f720b9cd6.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Source: Madison.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Law enforcement agencies may want to consider requiring two officers to be present when emptying any drop box, each one with a unique key. However, in the City of Oregon case, the “two key” procedure was circumvented too. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#984806'>Barb Bickford</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Medical Waste Coordinator and Hydrogeologist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Waste and Materials Mgt/Environmental Management Division<br>Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources<br>101 S. Webster St., PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921<br>Phone: 608-267-3548<br>Fax: 608-267-2768<br><a href="mailto:barbara.bickford@wisconsin.gov">barbara.bickford@wisconsin.gov</a><br><br></span><a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=41 height=29 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01D12DC4.C7092400"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/">dnr.wi.gov</a><br></span><a href="http://facebook.com/WIDNR"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.gif@01D12DC4.C7092400"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/WDNR"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.gif@01D12DC4.C7092400"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/widnr/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.gif@01D12DC4.C7092400"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/WIDNRTV"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image005.gif@01D12DC4.C7092400"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span><a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/rss/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image006.gif@01D12DC4.C7092400"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>