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The Prevention of Prescription Drug Abuse in the Workplace (PAW) TA Center addresses prescription drug abuse—a growing public health problem with increasing burdens on workers, workplaces, and our economy. To subscribe colleagues, family members, or friends to this listserv sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), please click here or send their e-mail addresses to [email protected].
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C.M. Jones, P.G. Lurie, and D.C. Throckmorton. 2016. “Effect of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rescheduling of Hydrocodone Combination Analgesic Products on Opioid Analgesic Prescribing.” JAMA Internal Medicine, doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7799.
Prescriptions for hydrocodone analgesics abruptly and markedly declined after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2014 reclassified them from Schedule III to the more restrictive Schedule II, according to an analysis of 2011–15 IMS Health National Prescription Audit data. Hydrocodone combination agents declined 22 percent and hydrocodone combination tablets declined16 percent, which equates to a 1-year decrease of 26.3 million prescriptions for hydrocodone combination products and 1.1 billion hydrocodone combination tablets. Three-quarters of the decline was attributable to fewer refills, consistent with the prohibition on prescription refills for Schedule II medications. Most medical specialties reduced prescribing, with surgeons and primary care physicians accounting for the largest decreases.
Read more:
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2484293
Oregon Medical Marijuana Program January 2016 Statistical Snapshot
Oregon Health Authority
Accessed January 28, 2016
In Oregon’s Medical Marijuana Program, 22 physicians wrote prescriptions for 60,908 patients, an average of 2,769 patients each. Another 1,700 physicians served 1–449 patients each and prescribed for 19,087 patients in aggregate. Fifty-nine percent of the patients were men and 41 percent were women. The top three conditions people registered for were severe pain (92 percent), spasms (29 percent), and nausea (14 percent). More than one condition could be selected.
Read more:
http://public.health.oregon.gov/DiseasesConditions/
ChronicDisease/MedicalMarijuanaProgram/Pages/data.aspx
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Journal Articles and Reports
W.L. Chan, D.M. Wood, and P.I. Dargan. 2016. “Misuse of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medicines in South London Nightclubs.” Journal of Substance Use, doi:10.3109/14659891.2015.1068388.
In a survey of 313 nightclub attendees in South London, 90 percent were male, including 79 percent who were men who have sex with men. In their lifetime, 36 percent had misused at least one medicine. Diazepam (25 percent) and Z-drugs (zolpidem, zopiclone, zaleplon; 16 percent) were the most commonly misused medicines. Sources were friends (33 percent), dealers (16 percent), primary care doctors (14 percent), Internet purchases (11 percent), and overseas (7 percent).
Read more:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/14659891.2015.1068388
T.K. Drazdowski. 2016. “A Systematic Review of the Motivations for the Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs in Young Adults.” Drug and Alcohol Dependence, doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.01.011.
Young adults ages 18–25 use prescription stimulants non-medically for academic reasons, their therapeutic effects, or recreational purposes, according to a systematic review of 37 articles. Almost all of the studies focused on stimulant misuse by U.S. college students. Seven also assessed motivations for misusing pain relievers and five assessed motivations for misusing central nervous system depressants. Motivations included therapeutic effects and recreational purposes.
Read more:
http://www.drugandalcoholdependence.com/article/S0376-8716(16)00037-5/abstract
A.K. Finlay, A.H.S. Harris, J. Rosenthal, J. Blue-Howells, S. Clark, J. McGuire, C. Timko, S.M. Frayne, D. Smelson, E. Oliva, and I. Binswanger. 2016. “Receipt of Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorder by Justice-Involved U.S. Veterans Health Administration Patients.” Drug and Alcohol Dependence, doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.01.013.
Among the 46,289 people with a Veterans Health Administration opioid use disorder diagnosis in fiscal year 2012, the 1-year rate of receipt of medication-assisted treatment was 27 percent for prison-involved veterans versus a significantly larger 34 percent for jail/court-involved veterans and 33 percent for veterans not involved in the justice system.
Read more:
http://www.drugandalcoholdependence.com/article/S0376-8716(16)00039-9/abstract
K.R. Holloway, T.H. Bennett, and R. Hills. 2016. “Non-Fatal Overdose Among Opiate Users in Wales: A National Survey.” Journal of Substance Use, doi:10.3109/14659891.2015.1063718.
Interviews in February and March 2013 with 661 opiate users, who were recruited from 29 needle and syringe exchange programs in Wales, found 47 percent had overdosed at least once and 15 percent had overdosed in the past year. The average respondent who overdosed in the past year did so twice. Most overdoses (95 percent) were accidental and involved injected opiates (96 percent). Life-saving actions were common and included calling for an ambulance (66 percent), administering naloxone (40 percent), and using cardiopulmonary resuscitation (27 percent).
Read more:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/14659891.2015.1063718
D.D. Maeng, R.C. Snyder, C.J. Medico, W.M. Mold, and J.E. Maneval. 2016. “Unused Medications and Disposal Patterns At Home: Findings from a Medicare Patient Survey and Claims Data.” Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 56(1):41–6.e6, doi:10.1016/j.japh.2015.11.006.
Eight percent of 2,994 prescriptions filled in 2013 were not fully used by patients, according to a survey of 721 Medicare Advantage members in Central Pennsylvania who had Part D coverage. The most commonly unused medications were for pain (15 percent), hypertension (14 percent), infection control (11 percent), and psychiatric disorders (9 percent). Approximately 15 percent were controlled substances. Reasons for being unused varied by drug type. For pain medications, adverse effects and overprescribing were the most commonly cited reasons. For hypertension medications, dosage changed by doctor was the most common reason. Unused portions accounted for 25–50 percent of unused medications identified by most patients. The unused drugs were kept in a cabinet (55 percent), thrown in the trash (14 percent), disposed of via drug take-back programs (11 percent), flushed down the toilet (9 percent), given away (3 percent), or handled in other ways (8 percent).
Read more:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1544319115000072
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National
Adapt Pharma Offering Free Overdose Reversal Kits to U.S. High Schools
WLS
January 27, 2016
Adapt Pharma is offering free naloxone kits to any high school in the United States. Schools can receive a free carton of Narcan Nasal Spray as part of a Clinton Foundation Initiative. School nurses often act as first responders in school settings, and the National Association of Student Nurses supports the initiative.
Read more:
http://abc7chicago.com/health/adapt-pharma-offering-free-overdose-reversal-kits-to-us-high-schools/1174665
Electronic Custody and Control Form Preparations Underway
Nicole Jupe, Quest Diagnostics
January 19, 2016
Quest Diagnostics has announced that it should soon be able to offer its clients the more efficient electronic version of the five-part paper Custody and Control Form used for drug test ordering, specimen collection processing, and chain-of-custody documentation for workplace drug testing. The provider of clinical testing successfully completed a mock inspection with the electronic Custody and Control Form (eCCF) and has applied for National Laboratory Certification Program approval of the electronic process.
Read more:
http://blog.employersolutions.com/eccf-preparations-underway
Five States Have the Most Campus Alcohol and Drug Arrests
Lauren Camera, U.S. News & World Report
January 26, 2016
There were 44,873 arrests and over 250,000 disciplinary actions on college campuses for drug- and alcohol-related offenses in 2014, according to an analysis of federal data by ProjectKnow.com. Drug arrest rates per 1,000 students were highest in Montana, West Virginia, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Delaware—all at least 2.3 times higher than the national average of 1.1. Arrest rates increased most rapidly from 2013 to 2014 in Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina.
Read more:
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2016/01/26/these-states-have-the-most-campus-alcohol-and-drug-arrests
Senate Response to Opioid Abuse Could Hit FDA, Drugmakers
Steven Dennis, Bloomberg
January 27, 2016
A bipartisan group of senators have said they will stall confirmation of the next FDA commissioner to pressure the Obama administration to do more to address the heroin and opioid abuse crisis. Several senators are also putting pressure on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to act quickly on putting stricter guidelines in place for prescribing pain relievers. Administration officials testified at a hearing that they are addressing the problem. Senators want to see more funding for treatment and legislation to address the heroin crisis. Meanwhile, there is bipartisan support in the senate for legislation to counter the crisis that has potential implications for pharmaceutical companies.
Read more:
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-01-27/senate-bid-to-address-opioid-abuse-could-hit-fda-drug-companies
What Science Tells Us About Opioid Abuse and Addiction
Nora D. Volkow, M.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse
January 27, 2016
Nora D. Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, recently testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee about the intertwined problems of non-medical use of prescription pain medicines, heroin use, and opioid overdose deaths in the United States. She said that overprescribing of pain relievers must be addressed to slow the heroin addiction epidemic.
Read more:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/legislative-activities/testimony-to-congress/2016/what-science-tells-us-about-opioid-abuse-addiction
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Marijuana
R.L. Pacula, M. Jacobson, and E.J. Maksabedian. 2016. “In The Weeds: A Baseline View of Cannabis Use Among Legalizing States and Their Neighbours.” Addiction, doi:10.1111/add.13282
Rates of life-time medical cannabis use were similar in Colorado (8.8 percent) and Washington (8.2 percent)—two states that legalized marijuana use—but lower in two neighboring states that have not, Oregon (6.5 percent) and New Mexico (1 percent), according to a survey of an ongoing probability-based Internet panel. The survey had a 74 percent response rate from Washington (787), Oregon (506), Colorado (503), and New Mexico (213). More than 60 percent of respondents were over age 40, 25 percent were ages 30–39, and 15 percent were less than age 30. Recreational use was considerably higher than medical use: 41 percent across all states and highest in Oregon and Washington. Of people who ever used medical cannabis, 86 percent also had used it recreationally. Medical users were more likely to vaporize, drink, or eat cannabis; consumed more grams per month; and spent more per month on marijuana than recreational users. Only 3 percent of medical users and 17 percent of recreational users commonly used cannabis with alcohol. More than one-fifth of medical users got their cannabis from a dealer and another 15 percent bought it from a friend. Eighty percent of both medical and recreational users consumed their cannabis in a residence.
Read more:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.13282/abstract
E.M. Shepard and P.R. Blackley. 2016. “Medical Marijuana and Crime: Further Evidence from the Western States.” Journal of Drug Issues, doi: 10.1177/0022042615623983.
A fixed effects panel regression using arrest data on FBI index crimes for 1997–2009 from 11 western states found the property crime arrest rate rose with the arrest rate for drug sales or possession but had no association with the presence of medical marijuana laws. Medical marijuana laws were associated with 0.25 less violent arrests per 1,000 population, with arrest rates for violence also rising with drug arrests.
Read more:
http://jod.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/01/12/0022042615623983.abstract
Business Leaders in Arizona Watching Rec-Use Marijuana Issue Grow
Cooper Rummell, KTAR
January 20, 2016
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry strongly opposes legalization of recreational marijuana, but the chamber wants businesses to be prepared in case voters in November approve a ballot measure to legalize the drug. Employers would have to consider how to keep marijuana away from work if the ballot measure passes. The Chamber urges businesses to think about their workplace policies to ensure that they can maintain a drug-free workplace.
Read more:
http://ktar.com/story/863489/business-leaders-in-arizona-watching-rec-use-marijuana-issue-grow
Rochester Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens Thursday
WHAM
January 28, 2016
Columbia Care has opened a medical cannabis dispensary in Rochester, N.Y., offering two forms of liquid tinctures, which are placed in droplets under the tongue. (Includes video: 2:31 minutes)
Read more:
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/rochester-medical-marijuana-dispensary-to-open-thursday
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Hundreds of Motorists in U.K. Test Positive for Drugs
BBC News
January 27, 2016
In December 2015, 1,888 motorists in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland were stopped and screened for drug use; 931 tested positive. Police can test for 17 illegal and prescription drugs at the roadside.
Read more:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35423178
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Northeast/Mid-Atlantic News
Maryland Governor Introduces Bill to Combat Heroin and Opioid Epidemic
Maryland Office of the Governor
January 26, 2016
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has introduced legislation to improve Maryland’s prescription drug monitoring program while phasing in mandatory registration and use. The bill would also facilitate prosecution of drug trafficking as part of a criminal enterprise.
Read more:
http://governor.maryland.gov/2016/01/26/governor-hogan-introduces-legislation-to-combat-marylands-heroin-and-opioid-epidemic
Massachusetts Insurers Hire Social Workers to Tackle the Opioid Epidemic
Deborah Becker, KNPR
January 25, 2016
CeltiCare Health Plan in Massachusetts is hiring social workers to deal with the opioid epidemic. They provide long-term support to its health insurance policyholders in recovery. Nearly a quarter of CeltiCare’s hospital admissions are related to substance use. It spent more than 10 percent of its budget last year on Suboxone, more than it spent on any other drug. CeltiCare is also training some members and their families on how to use Narcan and putting tighter limits on the initial prescription of opioid pain relievers it permits for each patient. (Includes audio: 4:14 minutes)
Read more:
http://knpr.org/npr/2016-01/insurers-hire-social-workers-tackle-opioid-epidemic
New Hampshire Dental Board Commits to Helping Reduce Opiate Addiction
The Citizen
January 26, 2016
The New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners has pledged to implement opioid prescribing rules that will allow licensees to provide the best possible care to patients while preventing the diversion of drugs for illegitimate purposes. The board also voted to adopt specific emergency rules. These include recognizing that the prescription drug monitoring program is a critical tool and urges prescribers to use it, using an informed consent for chronic pain patients, and adherence to the principles in the Dental Society’s Opioids in the Dental Practice Guidelines for New Hampshire Dentists.
Read more:
http://www.citizen.com/news/2016-01-26/Local/Dental_board_commits_to_helping_reduce_opiate_addi.html
Study: Surge in Hospitalizations for Heroin, Drug Overdoses in Pennsylvania
Adam Smeltz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 26, 2016
Pennsylvania in 2014 had 1,848 inpatient hospitalizations for overdoses of heroin or prescription pain medication, triple the number in 2000. The sharpest increase emerged among heroin overdose patients in rural counties.
Read more:
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2016/01/26/Study-finds-surge-in-hospitalizations-for-drug-overdoses/stories/201601260057
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South News
The Painful Truth: Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise at Work in Florida
Business Management Daily
January 26, 2016
The Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians has launched an educational campaign to fight prescription drug misuse. The group suggests three ways employers can spot and reduce drug misuse in the workplace: (1) provide materials to educate employees on the harm of prescription drug misuse, (2) make it clear that employer policies do not permit dangerous misuse of prescription drugs in the workplace, and (3) train supervisors to identify substance-using employees. Indicators of misuse include increased absences, decreased productivity, and involvement in accidents on- and off-the-job. Employers should consult an attorney to make sure policies do not run afoul of Americans with Disabilities Act protections for workers who legitimately need prescription pain relievers.
Read more:
http://www.abqjournal.com/712422/biz/careers/the-painful-truth-prescription-drug-abuse-on-the-rise-at-work.html
Heroin, Prescription Opioid Overdoses Kill at Least Two Virginians Every Day
WRIC
January 28, 2016
Untreated substance use costs Virginia state and local governments more than $600 million annually in public safety and healthcare services alone. In 2014, 80 percent of nearly 1,000 fatal drug overdoses in Virginia involved opioids. Drug overdoses claimed the lives of nearly three times as many Virginians as homicides. Opioid misuse is increasing in the state because of a plentiful prescription opioid drug supply, lack of awareness of the issue among the public and healthcare providers, and limited treatment availability. Hard-hit areas include the southwest, Southside, Hampton Roads, Richmond metropolitan area, Shenandoah Valley, and the north.
Read more:
http://wric.com/2016/01/27/vcu-researchers-heroin-prescription-painkiller-overdoses-kill-at-least-two-virginians-every-day
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Midwest News
Nebraska Bill Would Set Up and Fund Prescription Drug Monitoring
Joanne Young, Lincoln Journal Star
January 27, 2016
Nebraska’s senate has unanimously advanced from the first round of debate a bill that would strengthen the state’s prescription drug monitoring program by making it accessible to all prescribers and dispensers and requiring them to report. The bill would also prohibit any patient from opting out of the monitoring system and require all human prescriptions dispensed to be entered into the system beginning Jan. 1, 2017. It would allow veterinarians to begin reporting a year later and create a task force to develop recommendations of which controlled substances would be reported by a veterinarian.
Read more:
http://journalstar.com/legislature/bill-would-set-up-and-fund-prescription-drug-monitoring/article_56ede74e-da75-549b-a76a-db662b8b5df2.html
What Ohioans Should Know About Drugs and Drug Testing in the Workplace
Christina L. Corl, Plunkett Cooney, P.C.
January 26, 2016
In this column provided by the Ohio State Bar Association, the author answers questions about drug testing in the workplace. Questions include: Under what circumstances can an employer drug test employees? Are employees who are actively using illegal drugs or illegally using prescription drugs protected by federal employment statutes? And, if marijuana is legalized, will employers be prohibited from drug testing for the use of marijuana by employees?
Read more:
http://www.logandaily.com/comment/columns/law-you-can-use-what-you-should-know-about-drugs/article_184e1f36-4f39-5952-99ea-6b352f62aaba.html
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Rolls Out Anti-Drug Initiative in St. Louis
Robert Patrick, Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
January 28, 2016
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 360 Strategy initiative in St. Louis will address opiate overdose deaths. The strategy employs traditional law enforcement efforts to combat crime. Pharmacists will help tell patients how to dispose of medications properly to ensure that they are not stolen or misused. The 360 Strategy includes $2.2 million for a public information campaign in St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and West Memphis, Arkansas.
Read more:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/dea-rolls-out-new-anti-drug-initiative-in-st-louis/article_ab5f00ea-983b-5438-8afa-baf4d70d9ecb.html
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West News
Arizona Bill Would Allow Families of Opiate Users to Get Overdose Drug
Bon Christie, Associate Press
January 26, 2016
An Arizona House committee has approved a bill that would make it easier for family members of opiate users to get Narcan. The bill also would require the state pharmacy board to develop protocols for dispensing the drug without a prescription and would give immunity from liability to doctors, pharmacists, and anyone who dispenses the drug.
Read more:
http://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/arizona-bill-allows-families-of-opiate-users-to-get-overdose/article_dd8c63b5-fc3a-54ba-8c22-50070dd7e421.html
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Other Resources
Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit—Updated 2016
SAMHSA
January 25, 2016
SAMHSA has released a revised version of the Opioid Overdose Toolkit, adding information on naloxone hydrochloride to reverse overdoses. This toolkit equips healthcare providers, communities, and local governments with material to develop practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths.
Read more:
http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Opioid-Overdose-Prevention-Toolkit-Updated-2016/SMA16-4742
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Video
Drug Testing Trends
Quest Diagnostics
August 13, 2015
Barry Sample, M.D., director of science and technology at Quest Diagnostics, presented findings from the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index at the Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry Association annual conference in Miami. (Duration: 16:15 minutes)
Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6k5lgs-x80
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Webinars
Marijuana Legalization: Trends & Hot Topics
OraSure Technologies
Thursday, February 25, 2016
2:00 p.m. (ET)
Participants will learn about trends in marijuana laws, the latest products, use, and outcomes.
Read more:
https://ohsonline.com/webcasts/2015/12/marijuana-legalization-trends-hot-topics.aspx?admgarea=Webinar&tc=page0
Talking with Youth About Marijuana: Know the Facts
Community Anti-drug Coalitions of America
Thursday, February 4, 2016
3–4:30 p.m. (ET)
http://www.cadca.org/resources/register-talking-youth-about-marijuana-webinar
Federal and State Policy Efforts to Prevent Prescription Opioid Diversion
American Dental Association
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
2:00 p.m. (CT)
http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/january/webinar-to-discuss-federal-policies-and-prescription-drug-abuse
Prescription Drug Abuse in the Workplace: Prevention Strategies and Solutions
National Safety Council
Thursday, February 11, 2016
2:00 p.m. (ET)
http://eventcallregistration.com/reg/index.jsp?cid=59488t11
Weed in Your Workplace: What You Need to Know
National Safety Council
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
2:00 p.m. (ET)
http://eventcallregistration.com/reg/index.jsp?cid=59487t11
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Grant Announcements
Research on Prescription Opioid Use, Opioid Prescribing, and Associated Heroin Risk (RFA-CE-16-003)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Due: February 18, 2016
http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?oppId=280151
Increasing Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment in Rural Primary Care Practices (R18)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Due: March 4, 2016
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-16-001.html
Drug-Free Communities Support Program (SP-16-001)
SAMHSA
Due: March 18, 2016
http://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/grants/pdf/sp-15-001_0.pdf
National Institute on Drug Abuse Challenge: Addiction Research: There’s an App for that
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Submission Period begins November 3, 2015, 9:00 a.m. (ET)
Submission Period ends April 29, 2016, 11:59 p.m. (ET)
http://nida.ideascale.com/a/pages/addiction-research-theres-an-app-for-that
Bottle Tracking Program
National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators
Due: Not Specified
http://www.naddi.org/aws/NADDI/pt/sp/programs_grants
http://naddibottletracking.org/law-enforcement
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Take-Back Events & Drop Boxes
Kewanna (Ind.) Prescription Drug Take-Back Day—February 27, 2016
Kewanna-Union Township Public Library
January 25, 2016
http://kewanna.lib.in.us/prescription-drug-take-back-day-22716
Ontario County (N.Y.) Collects 10,000 lbs. of Unwanted Prescription Drugs
Victor Post
January 23, 2016
http://www.victorpost.com/article/20160123/NEWS/160129794
Ulster County (N.Y.) Medicine Drop Box Collects Over 300 lbs. of Pills in 2015
MidHudsonNews.Com
January 25, 2016
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2016/January/25/UC_pescrip_drugs-25Jan16.htm
Arkansas Attorney General Adds Prescription Drug Take-Back Boxes to Mobile Offices
Arkansas Office of the Attorney General
January 27, 2016
http://arkansasag.gov/news-and-consumer-alerts/details/rutledge-adds-prescription-drug-take-back-boxes-to-mobile-offices
Clarksville (Ark.) Police Department Announces Placement of Prescription Drug Drop Box
River Valley Leader
January 27, 2016
http://www.rivervalleyleader.com/announcements/article_22d6bf62-c53d-11e5-855e-735666cb384a.html
Shenandoah (Iowa) Drug Lock Box Installed
Mike Peterson, KMA Land
January 27, 2016
http://www.kmaland.com/news/shen-drug-lock-box-installed/article_ff25e988-c516-11e5-a6ca-a34c36283b92.html
Derry (N.H.) Police: Prescription Drug Collection Box Proving Successful
Hunter Mcgee, New Hampshire Union Leader
January 22, 2016
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160123/NEWS07/160129538&source=RSS
Westchester County (N.Y.) Gets 12 New Drop Boxes for Unused Meds
New Rochelle Talk of the Sound
January 29, 2016
http://www.newrochelletalk.com/content/astorino-murphy-announce-12-new-drop-boxes-unused-meds
Sheriff’s Office Opens Drug Drop Box in Sulphur (La.)
Justin Phillips, American Press
January 25, 2016
http://www.americanpress.com/20160125-drug-drop
Navarro County (Texas) Gets Prescription Drug Disposal Unit
Corsicana Daily Sun
January 23, 2016
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/p-s-pharmacy-and-impact-navarro-collaborate-on-prescription-drug/article_7b4dd212-c15e-11e5-9551-e73930adafb6.html
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Upcoming Conferences and Workshops
Ensuring Access to Pain Care: Engaging Pain Medicine and Primary Care Teams
American Academy of Pain Medicine
February 18–21, 2016
Palm Springs, California
http://www.painmed.org/annualmeeting
Pharmacy Diversion Awareness Conference
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
February 27–28, 2016
Charleston, West Virginia
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/mtgs/pharm_awareness
Ohio Workers’ Compensation Medical & Health Symposium
Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
March 10–11, 2016
Columbus, Ohio
https://www.bwc.ohio.gov/provider/brochureware/PainSymposium/default.asp
2016 National Rx Drug & Heroin Summit
March 28–31, 2016
Atlanta, Georgia
http://nationalrxdrugabusesummit.org
Third Annual Smart Approaches to Marijuana Education Summit
March 31, 2016
Atlanta, Georgia
http://nationalrxdrugabusesummit.org/sam-summit-2
Register:
https://www.123contactform.com/form-1486587/2016-National-Rx-Drug-Abuse-Summit
2016 Annual Conference
International Health Facility Diversion Association
September 13–14, 2016
Duke Energy Convention Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
https://ihfda.org/2016-annual-conference
Register:
https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1803476
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The Weekly Update is a service provided by the SAMHSA Preventing Prescription Abuse in the Workplace Technical Assistance Center (PAW) to keep the field abreast of recent news and journal articles to assist in forming policy, research, and programs to reduce prescription drug misuse or abuse. Please note, the materials listed are not reflective of SAMHSA's or PAW's viewpoint or opinion and are not assessed for validity, reliability or quality. The Weekly Update should not be considered an endorsement of the findings. Readers are cautioned not to act on the results of single studies, but rather to seek bodies of evidence. Copyright considerations prevent PAW from providing full text of journal articles listed in the Weekly Update. |
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