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Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act Presented to President Obama
Developed to address the growing rates of prescription drug abuse, the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act (S 3397) has passed in the United States Senate and House and was presented to President Obama on September 30, 2010. This act would amend the Controlled Substances Act to give the Attorney General authority to promulgate regulations to allow patients to deliver unused prescription controlled substances “to appropriate entities for disposal in a safe and effective manner consistent with effective controls against diversion.” The law would also allow for the authorization of controlled substance disposal by long-term health care facilities on behalf of patients in accordance with regulations to be established by the Attorney General. If signed into law, the act would also require the United States Sentencing Commission to review federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements and, if appropriate, amend these guidelines and policy statements to establish an appropriate penalty increase for persons convicted of a drug offense related to receipt of a controlled substance from an ultimate user or long-term care facility for disposal.
