AmyBass,M.S.W.DirectorofPrevention,PPEP.Inc.Director,PimaCountyCommunityPreventionCoalition(520)360-5282abass@ppep.org

TheRxDrugMisuseandAbusePreventionInitiativeToolkitisdesignedwiththethemeAwareness.Action.Outcomes!Itprovidestheroadmaptomovecommunitiesforwardbeyondthatinitialawarenessstageintoactionandoutcomes.CommunitiesandcoalitionscannotwaitanotherdayhereinArizonatoimplementthisinitiative.Everydaythatwedo,welosemorelivestodeathandaddiction.Thetimehascometoaddressthispublichealthcrisisandweneedyourcommitment.

ArizonaRxToolkitforCommunities

ContentsoftheArizonaRxToolkit

• Strategy1workstoreduceaccesstomedicationsby:• removingunusedorexpiredmedicationfromthehomeand• properlystoringmedicationinthehome.

- Safestoragetips- SafeDisposalmethods

- Dropboxlocations

Strategy1:ReduceIllicitAccessandDiversionofRxDrugs

Safe, Smart & Secure: A Rx for a Safe Home

Strategy1:ReduceIllicitAccessandDiversionofRxDrugs

• SafeStorage:Store medicines in a safe, secure location

– Lock boxes

– LockingCap

DisposeRxMedicationSafely

Strategy1:ReduceIllicitAccessandDiversionofRxDrugs

• DropBoxes

• ArizonaDropBoxLocations

www.dumpthedrugsaz.org

• TakeBackEvents

Strategy2concentratesondevelopingandimplementingaresearch-based“bestpractice”curriculumformedicalpractitionerssuchasdentists;pharmacists;medicaldoctorstoestablishresponsibleprescribinganddispensinghabits.

Strategy2:PromoteResponsiblePrescribingandDispensingPoliciesandPractices

Strategy2providescommunitystakeholderswithinformationprimarilyon:– TheControlledSubstancesPrescriptionMonitoringProgram(CSPMP)– PrescribingandDispensingGuidelines– ContinuingMedicalEducation(CME)

Strategy2:PromoteResponsiblePrescribingandDispensingPoliciesandPractices

TheControlledSubstancesPrescriptionMonitoringProgramCSPMPallowspeoplesuchaspractitioners,dentists,andpharmaciststolookup,view,andprintcontrolledsubstancedispensinginformationontheirspecificpatients.https://pharmacypmp.az.gov/

• PrescriberContinuingEducation:Safeandeffectiveopioidprescribingwhilemanagingacuteandchronicpain– 2FreeCMECredits

www.VLH.com/AZPrescribing

Strategy2:PromoteResponsiblePrescribingandDispensingPoliciesandPractices

Strategy3enhanceslawenforcementeffortstolimitprescriptiondrugdiversionwhichcanprotectpublichealth.Whencommunities,healthcareprovidersandlawenforcementworktogetheronthisinitiative,everyonelivesinabetterplace.

Strategy3:EnhanceRxDrugPracticeandPoliciesinLawEnforcement

• Strategy3provideslawenforcementwithinformationprimarilyon:– UtilizingtheCSPMP– UseofNaloxone– AvailableDREandOtherTrainings

Strategy3:EnhanceRxDrugPracticeandPoliciesinLawEnforcement

Strategy4concentratesonraisingawarenessinthecommunityaboutprescriptiondrugmisuseandabusewhichisessentialtomovingpreventioneffortsforward.

Strategy4:IncreasePublicAwarenessandPatientEducationAboutRxDrugMisuse

Rx for a Safe Home: Bus Bench Designs

Rx for a Safe Home: Bus Bench Designs

Youth in Action

• Strategy4providescommunitystakeholderswithinformationprimarilyon:

–Rx360andPadres360RxcurriculumforadultsandyouthabouttherisksofRxdrugmisuseandabuse

– Howtocollaboratewithmassmediacompaniestobringawarenessregardingtheopioidcrisiswww.itmattersAZ.org

– Managingprescribedmedications

Strategy4:IncreasePublicAwarenessandPatientEducationAboutRxDrugMisuse

§ TheRx360curriculumisa1hourpresentationtargetingyouthandadults inmiddleschool,highschool,andcommunitysettings.

§ TheRx360curriculumeducatesindividualsabout• howtoidentifydrugabuse• safestorage• riskofprescriptiondrugabuse• properdisposal

§ Rx360isofferedin5sectors.• YouthRx360• ParentsRx360• CommunityRx360• SpanishRx360• OlderAdultsRx360

Strategy4:IncreasePublicAwarenessandPatientEducationAboutRxDrugMisuse

CPC:ParentAmbassadorsProject

Strategy5providesindividualsinthecommunitywhobecomedependentonprescriptionopioidswithtreatmentresourcestoaddresssubstanceusedisorders.

Strategy5:EnhanceAssessmentandReferraltoSubstanceAbuseTreatment

• Strategy5providescommunitystakeholderswithinformationprimarilyon:– NaloxoneResources– Findingmental/behavioralhealthtreatmentservices–Medicallyassistedtreatmentoptions(MAT)

Strategy5:EnhanceAssessmentandReferraltoSubstanceAbuseTreatment

§ Naloxone Resources

§ Opioid Risk Tool

§ Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

§ Arizona Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith, and Family Treatment Locator

http://substanceabuse.az.gov/

§ SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator

http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov

Strategy5:EnhanceAssessmentandReferraltoSubstanceAbuseTreatment

Information on Arizona Rx Misuse and Abuse Initiativewww.RethinkRxAbuse.org

Information on all Substance Abuse Issues facing Arizonawww.substanceabuse.az.gov

Information on the opioid epidemic from the Surgeon General of the United Stateshttp://turnthetiderx.org/#

Resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the opioid epidemichttp://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/prescribing/resources.html

Resources for employers to address the opioid epidemic and pain in the workplacehttp://healthyazworksites.org/pain-in-the-workplace/

Information on evidence based medicine treatment guidelines and drug formulary for management of chronic pain and use of opioids for all stages of pain management for all Arizona injured workers effective October 1, 2016.https://www.azica.gov/resources/employers

AdditionalAZRxResources

AmyBass,M.S.W.DirectorofPrevention,PPEP.Inc.Director,PimaCountyCommunityPreventionCoalition(520)360-5282abass@ppep.org

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