Helpful Resources
Below is a list of tools and resources you might find helpful in your efforts to reduce medicine misuse in your community.
MEDICINE MISUSE PREVENTION
Stop Medicine Abuse Educational Website
http://stopmedicineabuse.org/
The Generation Rx Initiative
Cardinal Health Foundation and Ohio State University
http://www.generationrx.org
Smart Moves, Smart Choices
http://www.smartmovessmartchoices.org/
ABOVE THE INFLUENCE: Prescription Drugs
Abovetheinfluence.com
http://abovetheinfluence.com/drugs/prescription/#facts
Good Medicine, Bad Behavior: Drug Diversion in America
US Drug Enforcement Administration
http://www.goodmedicinebadbehavior.org/index.html
COUGH MEDICINE MISUSE
StopMedicineAbuse.org
Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA)
http://stopmedicineabuse.org/
Drug Facts: Cough and Cold Medicine
National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/cough-cold-medicine-abuse
STIMULANT ABUSE PREVENTION
Drug Facts: Prescription Stimulants
National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/prescription-stimulants
OPIOID MISUSE PREVENTION
Use, Abuse, Misuse, and Disposal of Prescription Medication Time Tool Clinic Reference
American College of Preventive Medicine
http://www.acpm.org/?UseAbuseRxClinRef
Drug Guide. Prescription Pain Relievers
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/prescription-pain-relievers
RECOVERY AND OTHER SUPPORT
Narcotics Anonymous World Services
Narcotics Anonymous World Services
www.na.org
Recovery Month Website
SAMHSA
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
12 Steps for Freedom from Addictive Behaviors
12Steps.org
www.12step.org
DRUG TAKE-BACK PROGRAMS
DisposeMyMeds.org
Disposemymeds.org
www.disposemymeds.org
National Drug Take-Back Initiative
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html
Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/buyingusingmed
icinesafely/ensuringsafeuseofmedicine/safedisposalofmedicines/ucm186187.htm
LOCK UP YOUR MEDS
LOCK YOUR MEDS. BE AWARE. DON’T SHARE.
National Family Partnership
http://www.lockyourmeds.org/
LEGISLATION
GovTrack.us—key in “Prescription Drug Abuse” in the GovTrack search box
GovTrack.us
https://www.govtrack.us/