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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Subject:</b> Pharmaceutical Take-Back Memo Announcement<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We wanted to share with you an EPA memorandum released on Wednesday (09.12.2018) providing law enforcement agencies with specific information
on how best to manage household drugs collected in take-back programs, in order to encourage law enforcement to continue to offer these critical programs to the public. This memorandum describes the various cost-effective options that law enforcement agencies
can use to transport and destroy collected household drugs in a manner that is in compliance with EPA, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Postal Service regulations. This guidance can be found here:
<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/a/1/0XJVYllvEJUU0lSsuESI2MKI8EEG-G_uC3E9GgJpKsk=?d=AbzxyhpZYiiWyAurfHEg3dPyWaaAWIyuk5rGJDHr_P-oS12vlrAul0jxReBjRN0NhSdCUc6UQLqcBs9oWdMG7CsK6FGVzJ3hAVm4Mc6RUtMM6JPIFxxb8D3qzjXnZKX7r-Cst0OOuS4YLnZAhIPJFZbmlEcevjh_-wHCIGBEAYQi-mUcWa-ELSCo6RZ0RHCSbZsFlDPxUKFBgLCEse6MkaymR9cUB1TREzgOouEgcK0o13UtbCPheHGmZ4tpAGSBH5xIet8Ray_oulHa7mro5Ty_h7_ksv80QYBrma_fTVC95RInadloH3IBrZDp0PLl2lVmB7tgcIfvh9K5MfI1K_QJtkfWQDLYrpi2KGJWjRX-USrXx4m1w1wDYqYaySbLaFrHcY9T4bdLP_YzJHJEmZCAJxDztQ6yyiHw55bDA81Jq4lW6F8s1g%3D%3D&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Fhwgenerators%2Fmanagement-household-pharmaceuticals-collected-law-enforcement-during-take-back-events">
https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/management-household-pharmaceuticals-collected-law-enforcement-during-take-back-events</a>, and is also attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In addition, below is the corresponding press announcement, which can also be accessed at the following web address:
<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/a/1/56KsG--O3KzNGU0vpqcg760Yv7utXWtBzPACcKtbJAM=?d=AbzxyhpZYiiWyAurfHEg3dPyWaaAWIyuk5rGJDHr_P-oS12vlrAul0jxReBjRN0NhSdCUc6UQLqcBs9oWdMG7CsK6FGVzJ3hAVm4Mc6RUtMM6JPIFxxb8D3qzjXnZKX7r-Cst0OOuS4YLnZAhIPJFZbmlEcevjh_-wHCIGBEAYQi-mUcWa-ELSCo6RZ0RHCSbZsFlDPxUKFBgLCEse6MkaymR9cUB1TREzgOouEgcK0o13UtbCPheHGmZ4tpAGSBH5xIet8Ray_oulHa7mro5Ty_h7_ksv80QYBrma_fTVC95RInadloH3IBrZDp0PLl2lVmB7tgcIfvh9K5MfI1K_QJtkfWQDLYrpi2KGJWjRX-USrXx4m1w1wDYqYaySbLaFrHcY9T4bdLP_YzJHJEmZCAJxDztQ6yyiHw55bDA81Jq4lW6F8s1g%3D%3D&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Fnewsreleases%2Fadministrator-wheeler-releases-memo-improve-drug-take-back-programs-and-help-fight">
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-wheeler-releases-memo-improve-drug-take-back-programs-and-help-fight</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#968F8B">Administrator Wheeler Releases Memo to Improve Drug Take-Back Programs and Help Fight the Opioid Crisis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">Administrator Wheeler Releases Memo to Improve Drug Take-Back Programs and Help Fight the Opioid Crisis
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">WASHINGTON</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt"> (September
12, 2018) — Today, at the National Narcotics Officers’ Associations’ Coalition (NNOAC) Drug Enforcement Forum, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler released a new memorandum to provide clarity, certainty, and assist
law enforcement agencies with the management of household drugs collected in take-back programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">“Efforts by law enforcement agencies across the country to collect unwanted drugs from households is a critical tool in fighting
the opioid crisis,”</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt"> said EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler.
<strong>“EPA strongly supports these efforts and is working to ensure that drugs collected in take-back programs are transported and destroyed in a manner that is protective of public health and the environment, including the health of law enforcement officers.”
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">“We appreciate the leadership from Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on this important issue. With more than 72,000 drug
poisoning deaths in 2017 alone, many of them related to the ever-increasing use of fentanyl-laced heroin, this tragic epidemic will only get worse unless we put forward every tool possible to tackle it,”
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">said NNOAC President Bob Bushman. <strong>“Drug take-back programs play an integral role in tackling this epidemic
by helping to keep unused prescription drugs out of the hands of those who might abuse them.”</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">“America's Sheriffs are proud to be a part of this process that is critical in fighting the opioid crisis, and this clarification will
not only help law enforcement personnel stay safe but will protect the environment and improve public health in our communities,” </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">said
Daviess County KY Sheriff and National Sheriffs' Association Drug Enforcement Committee Chairman Keith Cain. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">In close coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and U.S. Postal Service
(USPS), EPA’s memo provides law enforcement agencies with specific information they can use to best manage household drugs collected in take-back programs. Also, it will help ensure the public can benefit from these critical programs while protecting public
health and the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">Included in this memo are the various cost-effective shipping methods law enforcement agencies can use to transport and destroy
household pharmaceuticals collected in take-back program. This is estimated to save valuable time and resources for law enforcement as some officials have to drive hours to the nearest incinerator.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">EPA cautions that emissions from burning collected household drugs via open burning or in burn barrels may pose health risks to
law enforcement officers and members of the surrounding communities. The memo provides information on lawful options other than burn barrels such as solid waste and hazardous waste combustion units that can be used to safely destroy household pharmaceuticals
collected by law enforcement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">The Agency encourages the public to take advantage of pharmaceutical take-back collection programs that accept prescription and
over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, as these programs, when conducted in accordance with this new memo, offer a safe and environmentally-conscious way to dispose of unwanted pharmaceuticals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">Read the full memo here:
<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/a/1/09iQlH1YU1RXxA83HHktdADs8sbOVxrD0RT17Qfbtvk=?d=AbzxyhpZYiiWyAurfHEg3dPyWaaAWIyuk5rGJDHr_P-oS12vlrAul0jxReBjRN0NhSdCUc6UQLqcBs9oWdMG7CsK6FGVzJ3hAVm4Mc6RUtMM6JPIFxxb8D3qzjXnZKX7r-Cst0OOuS4YLnZAhIPJFZbmlEcevjh_-wHCIGBEAYQi-mUcWa-ELSCo6RZ0RHCSbZsFlDPxUKFBgLCEse6MkaymR9cUB1TREzgOouEgcK0o13UtbCPheHGmZ4tpAGSBH5xIet8Ray_oulHa7mro5Ty_h7_ksv80QYBrma_fTVC95RInadloH3IBrZDp0PLl2lVmB7tgcIfvh9K5MfI1K_QJtkfWQDLYrpi2KGJWjRX-USrXx4m1w1wDYqYaySbLaFrHcY9T4bdLP_YzJHJEmZCAJxDztQ6yyiHw55bDA81Jq4lW6F8s1g%3D%3D&u=https%3A%2F%2Fusenvironmentalprotectionagency.cmail20.com%2Ft%2Fd-l-burco-alydlulid-r%2F">
<span style="color:#00AFD1">https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/management-household-pharmaceuticals-collected-law-enforcement-during-take-back-events</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">According to CDC data, most people who begin abusing prescription pharmaceuticals obtain them from friends and family for the first
time, often from household medicine cabinets. Households tend to accumulate old, expired, or simply unwanted prescription and over-the counter pharmaceuticals, increasing the potential for abuse and diversion. Many law enforcement agencies have established
take-back events and programs to collect prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals from households. These take-back programs for household pharmaceuticals help reduce the misuse and abuse of drugs and the number of accidental poisonings, while at the
same time reducing the practice of flushing consumer pharmaceuticals which may result in their entry into the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">Twice a year, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sponsors National Prescription Drug Take Back days. In the most recent take
back day on April 28, 2018, law enforcement established nearly 6,000 collection sites across the country and collected nearly 1 million pounds of unwanted drugs. EPA strongly encourages law enforcement to participate in the DEA National Prescription Drug Take
Back days to ensure drugs are safely removed from households and ultimately safely combusted while preserving local law enforcement resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;mso-text-raise:3.0pt">For more information, visit
<a href="https://clicktime.symantec.com/a/1/s7WkfQeWX50ouEPF5ydkymfKEnS323nedKbeP41nAck=?d=AbzxyhpZYiiWyAurfHEg3dPyWaaAWIyuk5rGJDHr_P-oS12vlrAul0jxReBjRN0NhSdCUc6UQLqcBs9oWdMG7CsK6FGVzJ3hAVm4Mc6RUtMM6JPIFxxb8D3qzjXnZKX7r-Cst0OOuS4YLnZAhIPJFZbmlEcevjh_-wHCIGBEAYQi-mUcWa-ELSCo6RZ0RHCSbZsFlDPxUKFBgLCEse6MkaymR9cUB1TREzgOouEgcK0o13UtbCPheHGmZ4tpAGSBH5xIet8Ray_oulHa7mro5Ty_h7_ksv80QYBrma_fTVC95RInadloH3IBrZDp0PLl2lVmB7tgcIfvh9K5MfI1K_QJtkfWQDLYrpi2KGJWjRX-USrXx4m1w1wDYqYaySbLaFrHcY9T4bdLP_YzJHJEmZCAJxDztQ6yyiHw55bDA81Jq4lW6F8s1g%3D%3D&u=https%3A%2F%2Fusenvironmentalprotectionagency.cmail20.com%2Ft%2Fd-l-burco-alydlulid-y%2F">
<span style="color:#00AFD1">https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/collecting-and-disposing-unwanted-medicines</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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