PPT-Oklahoma PMP Prescription Drug Abuse

The term doctor shopping has traditionally referred to a patient obtaining controlled substances from multiple health care practitioners without the prescribers knowledge of the other prescriptions. A Community Perspective. Prescription Drugs and Abuse in Women: A Community Perspective. One person dies every 19 minutes from prescription drug abuse in the United States (CDC). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) an estimate of twenty –seven thousand unintentional drug overdose deaths occurred in 2007. The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not reflect official policy or position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or US Government. Case 1. Florida’s Health Crisis. Office of the Attorney General. Dave Aronberg. Special Prosecutor, Prescription Drug Trafficking. Overview. Prescription drug diversion is the #1 public safety threat confronting Floridians today.. Drug use is a part of life in the United States. Doctors write countless prescriptions every day. Medicines: legal drugs that help the body fight injury, illness, or disease. Classified as either over-the-counter and prescriptions. Coalitions . should feel free to adapt . the following . slides into their education and outreach activities. Here’s what you’ll . find:. About this presentation. The Teen – Rx Abuse Connection. Improving . Clinical Decision-Making and Supporting a Pharmacist’s Professional Judgment. Connor W Norwood, MHA. Assistant Director, Health Workforce Studies Program. Visiting Research Associate, Department of Family . Bob Twillman, Ph.D., FAPM. Executive . Director. American . Academy of Pain Management. Two Major Public Health Problems. Prescription . opioid abuse. :. 12.5 million non-medical users per year. $70-120 billion cost per year. Learning Objectives. Participants will be able to:. Associate the history of prescription drug use in America with the current trend of prescription drug abuse;. Differentiate between the three most commonly abused types of prescription drugs; and. NMPhA. June 24, 2017. Shelley.Bagwell@state.nm.us. . LEARNING OBJECTIVES. IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE CHANGES TO EXISTING DRUG REGULATION AND LAWS (PMP). IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE NEW DRUG LAWS AND REGULATIONS (PMP). LEGISLATIVE UPDATE . September . 2017. CATHY DINAUER, . MSN, RN, EXECUTIVE . DIRECTOR. FRED OLMSTEAD, . ESQ., GENERAL . COUNSEL. KIMBERLY A. ARGUELLO, . ESQ., GENERAL . COUNSEL. SHERYL GIORDANO, . APRN-C, . Saves Lives Oklahoma’s Plan to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse and Prevent Overdose Drug overdose is now the leading cause of injury death in the United States. 1 Opioid analgesics, such as prescription painkillers What is drug abuse from the directorThe nonmedical use and abuse of prescription drugs is a serious public health problem in this country Although most people take prescription medications responsibly medication not prescribed for you in a way other than prescribed for example taking too much or to get highWhen abused prescription drugs can be as dangerous as 147street148 drugs with similar e31ects Pharmacist role in substance abuse prevention, education and assistance. Substance abuse by employees of health care organizations leads to reduced productivity, increased absenteeism, drug diversion and almost certainly increased accidents and medication misadventures. Consequently, it affects the quality of patient care, liability, operational and health care costs. Health- system pharmacists have responsibilities for ensuring a safe and effective medication use system ------.