PPT-Prescription Drug Impact

in the Workplace Tess Benham Sr Program Manager National Safety Council Dr Denise Fields PharmD Sr Clinical Consultant Express Scripts Tamara Watson Master Trooper Indiana State Police. While there has been a marked decrease in the use of some illegal drugs like cocaine data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health NSDUH show that nearly onethird of people aged 12 and over who used drugs for the 57375rst time in 2009 began b …an invisible epidemic. MPH 500. By Cyrina Allen. February . 24, 2014. Prescription Drug Abuse. Currently in the United States, is the fastest growing problem(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2012). 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.. What is SPF-Rx?. New grant from SAMHSA available only to states, U.S. territories, Pacific jurisdictions, and tribal entities that received SPF-PFS funds. SAMHSA’s purpose: . R. aise . awareness about the dangers of sharing medications and work with pharmaceutical and medical communities on the risks of . Gil Kerlikowske, . Director. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. 2. ONDCP’s Authority. Established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. Principal purpose: Establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the nation's drug control program. Coverage. SHIBA and WA Version. Updated August 2018. Content. Lesson 1. —The Basics................................................................. Lesson 2. —Medicare Part D Benefits and Costs......................... Why does this matter? . Prescription drug prices are rising at alarming rates.. Prescription drug expenditures make up nearly 20% of health care costs – and this percentage is growing. American spending on prescriptions increased by 13.1% in 2014, and 12.2% in 2015. . Bob Twillman, Ph.D., . FAPM. Executive . Director. American . Academy of Pain . Management. Chair, Advisory Committee. Kansas Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (K-TRACS). Prescription Drug Abuse is a . 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 Member GuidebookPensions BenefitsHP-0506-0521For the State Health Bene31ts Program SHBP andthe School Employees146 Health Bene31ts Program SEHBPPrescription Drug Plans 151 Member GuidebookMay 2021Pag 155B1 DEFINITIONS 54 34 As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise 54 35 requires 55 1 1 Board means the board of pharmacy 55 5 Sec 67 NEW SECTION 155B2 EVIDENCEBASED P 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 CONTENTS Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionIllegal Prescription Drug ThreatWhat are Controlled Prescription Drugs?What is Diversion?Unscrupulous Physicians and PharmacistsDoctor ShoppingSha http://teens.drugabuse.gov/quiz/national-drug-facts-week/take-iq-challenge/2015. Drug Use, Misuse, and Abuse . Use. - Taking a drug correctly for a legitimate medical . reason. . (taking . vicodin. prescribed by a doctor for pain after surgery, having a soda or coffee would fit here also).