Prescription Drug Abuse / Addiction / GenerationRx

Prescription Drug Abuse:MedlinePlus
Prescription Medications –Drugs of Abuse and Related Topics –NIDA –National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Comprehensive resource on prescription drug abuse.
RADARS >Home2 –The Researched –Abuse,Diversion and Addiction –Related Surveillance System. Denver,CO. Comprehensive resource on prescription drug abuse.
Office of National Drug Control Policy | The White House –Prescription Drug Abuse. Comprehensive resource on prescription drug abuse. See “Special Populations…”and more.
DEA Briefs &Background,Drugs and Drug Abuse,Prescription Drug Fact Sheet –U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Fact Sheet:Prescription Drug Abuse. Excellent resource along with related links.
The Generation Rx Initiative –The Ohio State University. College of Pharmacy. Columbus,OH. Excellent academic and comprehensive resource on prescription drug abuse.
Prescription Drug Abuse –TeensHealth. The Nemours Foundation. Good general review on teen prescription drug abuse.
Prescription Drug Abuse by Adolescents –National Center –National Center for Mental Health and Youth Violence Prevention. Comprehensive resource.
SAMHSA:Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse –Substance Abuse &Mental Health Services Administration. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Good resource on prescription drug abuse and their proper disposal.
The American Medicine Chest Challenge –Consumer –oriented resource for proper medication safety and their disposal.
Rx Safety Matters –Purdue Pharma L.P. Stamford,CT. Excellent resource covering prescription drug abuse and safety.
Prescription Drug Abuse:Not in My House –Abbott Pharmaceutical,Inc. The Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Excellent resource for teen prescription drug abuse with video and text.***
Prescription Drug Abuse –C-SPAN Video Library –White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Thorough 45 minute video presentation on prescription drug abuse.
Parents. The Anti-Drug. –The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). Comprehensive resource for parents on prescription drug abuse and other substance abuse.
Rx Abuse Prevention Toolkit | CADCA –Community Anti-Drug Coalition of America. Thorough collection of resources for prescription drug abuse.