This 2015 National Safety Council publication provides information to state and local government leaders about how to establish an opioid prevention program in their communities.
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Tracking PDMP Enhancement: The Best Practice Checklist
Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
In 2012, experts created a checklist of best practices for prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) as a way of improving the capability of PDMPs to produce data that is more accurate and useful.
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Overdoses vs Other Causes of Death Graphic – Homicides
Source: Funding Source: National Safety Council
This National Safety Council infographic compares deaths caused by prescription opioid overdoses to deaths by homicide in 2013.
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Overdoses vs Other Causes of Death Graphic – Falls
Source: National Safety Council
The National Safety Council produced this infographic comparing the number of deaths in 2013 caused by drug overdoses as compared to deaths from falls.
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50 State Review on Opioid Related Policy – Appendix D: Data Collection Executive Summary
Source: Arizona Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma
The Arizona Department of Health Services prepared a 2017 review of opioid related policies in all 50 states to assist decision makers in evaluating what additional programmatic and policy actions they might want to adopt. This appendix to the report was prepared by the Arizona Bureau of
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Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substance: Click for Control – An Arizona Campaign to Increase the E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances
Source: HealthCurrent
Arizona adopted a law requiring all Arizona health care providers to use electronic prescribing for all Schedule II controlled substances by January 1, 2020. This one page fact sheet explains the new requirement and describes the benefits of electronic prescribing.
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50 State Review on Opioid Related Policy – Appendix E: State-by-State Assessment on Opioid Epidemic and Emergency Response as of March 17, 2017
Source: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arizona Bureau of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
The Arizona Department of Health Services prepared a 2017 review of opioid related policies in all 50 states to assist decision makers in evaluating what additional programmatic and policy actions they might want to adopt. This appendix to the report describes state approaches to declaring
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Arizona State Board of Pharmacy – Law Enforcement Database Access Request Form
Source: Arizona Rethink RX Abuse & Arizona State Board of Pharmacy
This sample form for law enforcement officers in Arizona allows them to request access to the Arizona Controlled Substance Prescription Monitoring Program. Part of the Arizona ReThink RX Abuse initiative which helps communities educate their citizens about prescription drug safety.
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Prescription Behavior Surveillance System: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Excellence
Source: Prescription Monitoring Program Center of Excellence at Brandeis
This brief describes the purpose of the Prescription Behavior Surveillance System (PBSS) project at the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Center of Excellence at Brandeis University. The PBSS collects data from state PDMPs and analyzes the data to guide state policy decisions regarding prescription controlled substances.
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PBSS Data Brief: Patient Risk Measures for Controlled Substance Prescriptions in Maine, 2010-2014
Source: Prescription Behavior Surveillance System - Brandeis University
The Prescription Behavior Surveillance System (PBSS) collects deindentified data from state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to identify trends in controlled substance prescribing and dispensing and indicators of non-medical use and diversion. This 2015 report summarizes the data from Maine’s PDMP.