Safe
Med
icin
e D
ispo
sal f
or M
E:
2010
Upd
ate,
Rev
iew
of
Cur
rent
Ope
rati
ons,
and
F
utur
e P
lans
Pre
sent
atio
n at
the
2010
In
tern
atio
nal S
ympo
sium
on
Safe
Med
icin
e
Jenn
ifer
Cri
tten
den,
MS
W, S
afe
Med
icin
e D
ispo
sal f
or M
E P
rogr
am M
anag
er, U
Mai
ne
Cen
ter
on A
ging
Roy
E. M
cKin
ney,
Dir
ecto
r, M
aine
Dru
g E
nfor
cem
ent A
genc
y
Fund
ed b
y th
e U
.S. E
PA (
Gra
nt #
CH
-833
3600
1-0)
and
an
allo
cati
on f
rom
a F
und
for
Hea
lthy
Mai
ne
Dis
clo
sure
Dis
clo
sure
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he p
rese
nter
s D
O N
OT
hav
e an
inte
rest
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he p
rese
nter
s D
O N
OT
hav
e an
inte
rest
in
sel
ling
a te
chno
logy
, pro
gram
, pro
duct
, in
sel
ling
a te
chno
logy
, pro
gram
, pro
duct
, an
d/or
ser
vice
to C
ME
/CE
pro
fess
iona
ls.
and/
or s
ervi
ce to
CM
E/C
E p
rofe
ssio
nals
.
Pro
gra
m O
verv
iew
Pro
gra
m O
verv
iew
��S
tate
wid
e dr
ug m
ailb
ack
prog
ram
in M
aine
S
tate
wid
e dr
ug m
ailb
ack
prog
ram
in M
aine
��
Fun
ded
by th
e U
.S. E
nviro
nmen
tal
Fun
ded
by th
e U
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nviro
nmen
tal
Pro
tect
ion
Age
ncy
(EP
A)
and
an a
lloca
tion
Pro
tect
ion
Age
ncy
(EP
A)
and
an a
lloca
tion
from
the
Fun
d fo
r a
Hea
lthy
Mai
nefr
om th
e F
und
for
a H
ealth
y M
aine
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hase
s I a
nd II
est
ablis
hed
a w
orki
ng
Pha
ses
I and
II e
stab
lishe
d a
wor
king
pr
otot
ype
for
stat
e an
d be
yond
pr
otot
ype
for
stat
e an
d be
yond
(c
onsi
dere
d ou
r pi
lot p
hase
s)(c
onsi
dere
d ou
r pi
lot p
hase
s)
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osta
geP
osta
ge--p
aid
med
icin
e re
turn
pa
id m
edic
ine
retu
rn
enve
lope
s ar
e di
strib
uted
to
enve
lope
s ar
e di
strib
uted
to
sele
cted
pha
rmac
ies
and
sele
cted
pha
rmac
ies
and
orga
niza
tions
acr
oss
the
stat
e at
no
orga
niza
tions
acr
oss
the
stat
e at
no
cost
cost
��S
taff
mem
bers
then
giv
e th
e S
taff
mem
bers
then
giv
e th
e en
velo
pes
and
an in
stru
ctio
n en
velo
pes
and
an in
stru
ctio
n pa
cket
to in
tere
sted
par
ticip
ants
pack
et to
inte
rest
ed p
artic
ipan
ts
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gra
m M
od
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del
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gra
m M
od
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Mo
del
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gram
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ticip
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ure
deliv
ery
to M
aine
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g E
nfor
cem
ent A
genc
y
Env
elop
es re
ceiv
ed, l
ogge
d,
cata
logu
ed a
nd d
estr
oyed
un
der
MD
EA
cus
tody
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epor
t iss
ued
in A
pril
2010
R
epor
t iss
ued
in A
pril
2010
��
Fin
ding
s fr
om r
esea
rch
cond
ucte
d fr
om M
ay
Fin
ding
s fr
om r
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ucte
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om M
ay
2008
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embe
r 20
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ecem
ber
2010
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t R
epo
rt Is
sued
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t R
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rt Is
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at
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uted
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tew
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velo
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ribut
ed s
tate
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e��
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3 lb
s of
dru
gs c
olle
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s of
dru
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olle
cted
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stim
ated
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rage
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le P
rice
Est
imat
ed A
vera
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hole
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llect
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P)
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cted
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5 $5
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rvey
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llect
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nd a
naly
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plin
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om
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Pilo
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has
es D
rug
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ata
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t P
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rug
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urn
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ata
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enve
lope
s co
llect
ed
3,92
6 en
velo
pes
colle
cted
��
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ret
urn
rate
42%
ret
urn
rate
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123
poun
ds o
f non
2,12
3 po
unds
of n
on--
cont
rolle
d dr
ugs
cont
rolle
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ugs
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0 po
unds
of c
ontr
olle
d 25
0 po
unds
of c
ontr
olle
d dr
ugs
drug
s��
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r 38
0,00
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lls c
olle
cted
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r 38
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lls c
olle
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% o
f ret
urns
are
86
% o
f ret
urns
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pr
escr
iptio
n dr
ugs,
12%
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r pr
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iptio
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ugs,
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r th
e co
unte
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unte
r��
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of r
etur
ns in
clud
ed m
ail
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of r
etur
ns in
clud
ed m
ail
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r dr
ugs
orde
r dr
ugs
Co
nsu
mer
Pro
file
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nsu
mer
Pro
file
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vera
ge a
ge o
f mai
lbac
k pr
ogra
m u
sers
: 59
yea
rs o
f age
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ge r
ange
of u
sers
/thos
e re
turn
ing
med
icin
e th
roug
h th
e m
ailb
ack:
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year
s –
95 y
ears
of a
ge
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as d
ropp
ed c
onsi
dera
bly
from
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hase
I (a
vg. a
ge =
70)
to P
hase
II (
avg.
ag
e =
59)
.
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,000
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lers
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k of
par
ticip
atin
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arm
acie
s an
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twor
k of
par
ticip
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g ph
arm
acie
s an
d pa
rtne
ring
site
s (a
ppro
x. 1
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ites)
part
nerin
g si
tes
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rox.
150
site
s)
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rogr
am o
pen
to in
divi
dual
s of
all
ages
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gram
ope
n to
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vidu
als
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ll ag
es
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undi
ng in
pla
ce th
roug
h 20
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ng in
pla
ce th
roug
h 20
11
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o ex
pans
ion
or n
ew s
ites
No
expa
nsio
n or
new
site
s at
this
poi
nt in
tim
eat
this
poi
nt in
tim
e
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rren
t O
per
atio
ns
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rren
t O
per
atio
ns
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ur g
reat
est
Our
gre
ates
t ch
alle
nge
and
our
chal
leng
e an
d ou
r gr
eate
st s
ucce
ss…
.gr
eate
st s
ucce
ss…
.
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he s
hear
vol
ume
of
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she
ar v
olum
e of
ou
r re
turn
s:ou
r re
turn
s:��
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rent
ly h
ave
Cur
rent
ly h
ave
2,20
0lbs
rea
dy fo
r 2,
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bs r
eady
for
disp
osal
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spos
al!
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alle
ng
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hal
len
ges
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alle
ng
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hal
len
ges
��F
undi
ng
Fun
ding
��
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000/
yr b
udge
t$7
5,00
0/yr
bud
get
��$2
6,00
0 in
don
ated
tim
e du
ring
the
$26,
000
in d
onat
ed ti
me
durin
g th
e pi
lot p
hase
spi
lot p
hase
s
Co
llab
ora
tio
nC
olla
bo
rati
on
��H
usso
n U
nive
rsity
Hus
son
Uni
vers
ity
S
choo
l of P
harm
acy
Sch
ool o
f Pha
rmac
y
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nive
rsity
of
Uni
vers
ity o
f N
ew E
ngla
nd
New
Eng
land
C
olle
ge o
f C
olle
ge o
f P
harm
acy
Pha
rmac
y
Pho
to c
redi
ts: B
ango
r D
aily
New
s
Co
llab
ora
tio
nC
olla
bo
rati
on
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cal p
harm
acie
s Lo
cal p
harm
acie
s in
clud
ing
Mill
er D
rug
incl
udin
g M
iller
Dru
g
��D
onat
ed ti
me
by
Don
ated
tim
e by
co
mm
unity
co
mm
unity
vo
lunt
eers
volu
ntee
rs
Fu
ture
Dir
ecti
on
sF
utu
re D
irec
tio
ns
��E
xplo
ring
fund
ing
oppo
rtun
ities
thro
ugh
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lorin
g fu
ndin
g op
port
uniti
es th
roug
h pr
ivat
e pa
rtne
rshi
ps a
nd r
esea
rch
gran
tspr
ivat
e pa
rtne
rshi
ps a
nd r
esea
rch
gran
ts
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ontin
ue p
artn
ersh
ips
with
pha
rmac
y C
ontin
ue p
artn
ersh
ips
with
pha
rmac
y sc
hool
s, c
omm
unity
pha
rmac
ies,
sc
hool
s, c
omm
unity
pha
rmac
ies,
vo
lunt
eers
and
sup
port
take
back
eve
nts
volu
ntee
rs a
nd s
uppo
rt ta
keba
ck e
vent
s w
hen
poss
ible
whe
n po
ssib
le
��A
dditi
onal
$30
,000
in fu
ndin
g fr
om M
DE
A
Add
ition
al $
30,0
00 in
fund
ing
from
MD
EA
LE
Per
spec
tive
LE
Per
spec
tive
��R
ates
of p
resc
riptio
n dr
ug a
buse
in th
e R
ates
of p
resc
riptio
n dr
ug a
buse
in th
e U
.S. a
re in
crea
sing
at a
larm
ing
rate
s, a
s U
.S. a
re in
crea
sing
at a
larm
ing
rate
s, a
s ar
e th
e nu
mbe
r of
acc
iden
tal p
oiso
ning
s ar
e th
e nu
mbe
r of
acc
iden
tal p
oiso
ning
s an
d ov
erdo
ses
due
to th
ese
drug
s.
and
over
dose
s du
e to
thes
e dr
ugs.
��
In th
e U
nite
d S
tate
s,In
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes,
ther
e ar
e m
ore
ther
e ar
e m
ore
curr
ent n
oncu
rren
t non
--med
ical
use
rs o
f pre
scrip
tion
med
ical
use
rs o
f pre
scrip
tion
cont
rolle
d su
bsta
nces
than
the
num
ber
of
cont
rolle
d su
bsta
nces
than
the
num
ber
of
abus
ers
of c
ocai
ne, h
eroi
n an
d ab
user
s of
coc
aine
, her
oin
and
hallu
cino
gens
(ot
her
than
mar
ijuan
a)
hallu
cino
gens
(ot
her
than
mar
ijuan
a)
com
bine
d.
com
bine
d.
LE
Per
spec
tive
LE
Per
spec
tive
��In
17
stat
es, d
eath
s fr
om d
rugs
In
17
stat
es, d
eath
s fr
om d
rugs
——bo
th
both
pr
escr
iptio
n an
d ill
egal
pr
escr
iptio
n an
d ill
egal
——no
w e
xcee
d no
w e
xcee
d th
ose
from
mot
or v
ehic
le a
ccid
ents
, with
th
ose
from
mot
or v
ehic
le a
ccid
ents
, with
op
iate
pai
nkill
ers
play
ing
a le
adin
g ro
le.
opia
te p
aink
iller
s pl
ayin
g a
lead
ing
role
.
LE
Per
spec
tive
LE
Per
spec
tive
��“W
e’re
see
ing
peop
le d
espe
rate
ly a
nd
“We’
re s
eein
g pe
ople
des
pera
tely
and
ag
gres
sive
ly tr
ying
to g
et th
eir
hand
s on
ag
gres
sive
ly tr
ying
to g
et th
eir
hand
s on
th
ese
pills
,” s
aid
Jane
t T. M
ills,
the
thes
e pi
lls,”
sai
d Ja
net T
. Mill
s, th
e at
torn
ey g
ener
al in
Mai
ne. “
Hom
e at
torn
ey g
ener
al in
Mai
ne. “
Hom
e in
vasi
ons,
rob
berie
s, a
ssau
lts, h
omic
ides
, in
vasi
ons,
rob
berie
s, a
ssau
lts, h
omic
ides
, th
efts
th
efts
——al
l kin
ds o
f crim
es a
re b
eing
al
l kin
ds o
f crim
es a
re b
eing
lin
ked
to p
resc
riptio
n dr
ugs.
”lin
ked
to p
resc
riptio
n dr
ugs.
”
LE
Per
spec
tive
LE
Per
spec
tive
��1
in 7
teen
s re
port
usi
ng p
ills
to g
et h
igh
in th
e 1
in 7
teen
s re
port
usi
ng p
ills
to g
et h
igh
in th
e pa
st y
ear
and
the
pres
ence
of t
hese
unu
sed
past
yea
r an
d th
e pr
esen
ce o
f the
se u
nuse
d dr
ugs
in th
e ho
useh
old
is li
kely
con
trib
utin
g to
dr
ugs
in th
e ho
useh
old
is li
kely
con
trib
utin
g to
in
crea
sing
rat
es o
f pre
scrip
tion
drug
abu
se
incr
easi
ng r
ates
of p
resc
riptio
n dr
ug a
buse
am
ong
teen
s w
ho b
elie
ve th
ey a
re s
afer
than
am
ong
teen
s w
ho b
elie
ve th
ey a
re s
afer
than
“s
tree
t” d
rugs
.“s
tree
t” d
rugs
.��
Stu
dies
sho
w th
at a
maj
ority
of a
buse
d S
tudi
es s
how
that
a m
ajor
ity o
f abu
sed
pres
crip
tion
drug
s ar
e ob
tain
ed fr
om fa
mily
and
pr
escr
iptio
n dr
ugs
are
obta
ined
from
fam
ily a
nd
frie
nds,
incl
udin
g fr
om th
e ho
me
med
icin
e fr
iend
s, in
clud
ing
from
the
hom
e m
edic
ine
cabi
net.
cabi
net.
LE
Per
spec
tive
LE
Per
spec
tive
��T
his
initi
ativ
e ad
dres
ses
this
vita
l pub
lic s
afet
y T
his
initi
ativ
e ad
dres
ses
this
vita
l pub
lic s
afet
y an
d pu
blic
hea
lth is
sue
as m
edic
ines
that
col
lect
an
d pu
blic
hea
lth is
sue
as m
edic
ines
that
col
lect
in
hom
e ca
bine
ts a
re h
ighl
y su
scep
tible
to
in h
ome
cabi
nets
are
hig
hly
susc
eptib
le to
di
vers
ion,
mis
use,
and
abu
se.
dive
rsio
n, m
isus
e, a
nd a
buse
. ��
Initi
ativ
e w
ill p
reve
nt in
crea
sed
pill
abus
e an
d In
itiat
ive
will
pre
vent
incr
ease
d pi
ll ab
use
and
thef
t by
colle
ctin
g po
tent
ially
dan
gero
us e
xpire
d,
thef
t by
colle
ctin
g po
tent
ially
dan
gero
us e
xpire
d,
unus
ed, a
nd u
nwan
ted
pres
crip
tion
drug
s fo
r un
used
, and
unw
ante
d pr
escr
iptio
n dr
ugs
for
safe
and
lega
l des
truc
tion.
sa
fe a
nd le
gal d
estr
uctio
n.
LE
Per
spec
tive
LE
Per
spec
tive
��“I
t rai
ses
the
awar
enes
s th
at w
e te
nd to
“I
t rai
ses
the
awar
enes
s th
at w
e te
nd to
ho
ard
thes
e dr
ugs
and
hang
ont
o th
em,”
ho
ard
thes
e dr
ugs
and
hang
ont
o th
em,”
S
teve
Bul
lock
, the
atto
rney
gen
eral
in
Ste
ve B
ullo
ck, t
he a
ttorn
ey g
ener
al in
M
onta
na s
aid.
“A
nd r
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aid.
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one
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all
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t to
kn
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mo
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bo
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the
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bo
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the
pro
ject
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pro
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ly o
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ratio
ns:
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ifer
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tend
en, M
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nnife
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ritte
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, M.S
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aine
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on A
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ifer.
critt
ende
n@um
it.m
aine
.edu
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ifer.
critt
ende
n@um
it.m
aine
.edu
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inis
trat
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ject
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inis
trat
ion:
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rd K
aye,
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h.D
.Le
nard
Kay
e, D
.S.W
./Ph.
D.
Prin
cipa
l Inv
estig
ator
Prin
cipa
l Inv
estig
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ctor
and
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rofe
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aine
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on A
ging
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Mai
ne C
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r on
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ng
len.
kaye
@um
it.m
aine
.edu
len.
kaye
@um
it.m
aine
.edu
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eral
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rmat
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