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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Here’s an event pairing that’s quite the other end of the spectrum from a hot dog eating contest, and very serious: last spring the annual suicide prevention walk at the University of Washington in Seattle included a drug take-back event operated by the university police. Their event fell on the same Saturday as the DEA-coordinated take-back day. The most common means of suicide and suicide attempts are guns and household medications. <o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I do not know the total pounds collected, but one of the organizers told me they were shocked by the amount of unwanted medicines that were returned by participants.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><a href="http://www.dailyuw.com/news/article_bf96fefa-10e4-11e6-9cb9-9739f81fce73.html"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>http://www.dailyuw.com/news/article_bf96fefa-10e4-11e6-9cb9-9739f81fce73.html</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'>Margaret Shield, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'>Community Environmental Health Strategies, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'>Smart Science & Policy for Our Health and Environment<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'>Seattle, WA <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><a href="mailto:margaret.shield@CEHstrategies.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:blue'>margaret.shield@CEHstrategies.com</span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'>mobile: 206-499-5452<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><a href="http://www.CEHstrategies.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:blue'>www.CEHstrategies.com</span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Pharmwaste [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ed Gottlieb<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 30, 2017 1:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br><b>Cc:</b> rburke@cityoffollybeach.com; ODLP@usdoj.gov; pfindlay@postandcourier.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] Hot dog, a collection!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Though it happened by coincidence, Folly Beach, SC held a drug collection event in conjunction with a hot dog-eating contest this past weekend! What an unusual outreach method! <br><br>Trying to think of a slogan to use if we decide to copy them. Maybe, "Eat too many hot dogs (or unwanted medications) and you will get sick!" A Folly Beach public safety officer told me the event was a success. <br><br><a href="http://www.postandcourier.com/news/get-rid-of-unwanted-prescribed-drugs-during-taste-of-folly/article_3c99934e-e4a3-11e6-b682-8b43a4a1196c.html">http://www.postandcourier.com/news/get-rid-of-unwanted-prescribed-drugs-during-taste-of-folly/article_3c99934e-e4a3-11e6-b682-8b43a4a1196c.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><br>Strangely, the news story reports that,<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is in the process of approving new regulations that implement the Safe and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, which amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow patients or their family members to dispose of controlled substance medications at authorized locations, Folly's public safety agency said.<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>The reporter told me he found this [outdated] information on the DOJ website. He will send the link if he can find it again.<br><br>What other unusual event pairings should we be considering as outreach tools? <br>Please consider sharing what you have done with the group. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Ed Gottlieb<br>Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<br>525 3</span><sup><span style='color:black'>rd</span></sup><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> Street<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Ithaca, NY 14850<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>(607) 273-8381<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>fax: (607) 273-8433<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>