Resources - HopeRx - Partnering to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

Above the Influence: Prescription Drugs: Abovetheinfluence.com
Aware. Get Informed: Learn how to protect your family: Awarerx.org
911 Good Samaritan Fatal Overdose Prevention Law- Save a Life Drugpolicy.org
CADCA’s Rx Abuse Prevention Resources: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
Abused Pharmaceutical Substances: National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators
The Rx Trap (YouTube video): National Council on Patient Information and Education
Ignorance is No Excuse- Info Graphic: National Institute of Drug Abuse
NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Prescription Drug Abuse: National Institute on Drug Abuse
A Response to the Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse: Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Medicine Abuse Project: The Partnership at Drugfree.org
The Generation Rx Initiative: Ohio State University
Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic, 2013: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Prescription Drug Abuse and Misuse: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Good Medicine, Bad Behavior: Drug Diversion in America: US Drug Enforcement Administration
SAMHSA Fact Sheets on Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse in the Workplace: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Preventing Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Stimulants among Students: Children’s Safety Network
Stimulants: Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education (NOPE) Task Force
Drug Facts: Prescription Stimulants: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Use, Abuse, Misuse, and Disposal of Prescription Medication Time Tool Clinic Reference: American College of Preventive Medicine
Saving Lives and Protecting People: Preventing Prescription Painkiller Overdoses: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Toolkit: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Drug Guide. Prescription Pain Relievers: The Partnership at Drugfree.org
Societal Costs of Prescription Opioid Abuse, Dependence, and Misuse in the United States: American Society for Pain Management Nursing

Narcotics Anonymous World Services: Narcotics Anonymous World Services
RecoveryOpensDoors.org: National Council on Patient Information and Education
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
12 Steps For Freedom from Addictive Behaviors: 12Steps.org

Safelight: Support for domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse: SafelightFamily.org, Hendersonville NC

Henderson County Sheriff’s Medication Collection Program- PDF: HendersonCountyNC.org

DisposeMyMeds.org: Disposemymeds.org
National Drug Take-Back Initiative: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence—Partners, State and National News and More: Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence
GovTrack.us—key in “Prescription Drug Abuse” in the GovTrack search box: GovTrack.us
Product Stewardship Institute’s Prescription Drug Abuse Page: Product Stewardship Institute
State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs—Administration, Reporting, Types, Access and More: National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws
A Drug Policy for the 21st Century: Office of National Drug Control Policy