This 4 page document briefly summarizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services strategy for fighting the opioid crisis including their initiatives in prevention, treatment, and data analysis. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Prevention
The Arizona Rx Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative: A Multi-Systemic, Multi-Level Approach for Addressing Arizona’s “Silent Epidemic”
Arizona piloted a multi-faceted initiative intended to reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse in 4 counties between July of 2012 and December 2013. This evaluation of the pilot from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission found that the pilot delivered results including reduced Continue reading
Keep Them Safe (Spanish)
A Spanish language guide for parents and caregivers on how to prevent youth from abusing alcohol and drugs in their lives. It includes advice for how to help youth resist pressure and reduce stress, how to talk to youth about drug use, how to recognize warning signs of substance use, and how to build a family prevention plan. Continue reading
Keep Them Safe
This guide for parents and caregivers provides advice on how to prevent youth from abusing alcohol and drugs in their lives. It includes advice for how to help youth resist pressure and reduce stress, how to talk to youth about drug use, how to recognize warning signs of substance use, and how to build a family prevention plan. Continue reading
Arizona Rethink Rx Abuse
Arizona launched the Rethink Rx Abuse campaign as a way to engage communities in educating their citizens about the risks of prescription drug misuse. This is the website for the campaign where communities can access training from the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family and can Continue reading
Arizona Parents, Youth, Community 360Rx Overview
This fact sheet briefly explains the 360Rx community education initiative adopted in Arizona. The Parents 360Rx program provides an hour long presentation for parents, grandparents, and caregivers to educate them about prescription drug misuse and how parents can help their children Continue reading
Poster – Pop Positivity…Not Pills
This poster is designed to reach youth with a message about prescription drug misuse. In this poster, the message is positive (“Pop positivity, not pills”) and includes a graphic depicting various activities or talents youth can engage with rather than misusing substances. It concludes with an Continue reading
Is Pain Hurting Your Business?
A 2 page document from Healthy Arizona Worksites to educate employers about the impact pain has on the workforce and explain options employers can take to improve pain management for their employees. Part of the Arizona ReThink RX Abuse initiative which helps communities Continue reading
Poster – Abuse Prescription Drugs and They Will Abuse You
This poster is designed to reach youth with a message about prescription drug misuse. With a vivid yellow and orange background, it includes minimal text and highlights the risks of prescription drug misuse. The key message is: “Abuse prescription drugs, and they will abuse you.” Part of Continue reading
Parent Talk Kit – Tips for Talking and What to Say to Prevent Drug and Alcohol Abuse
This guide from Partnership at DrugFree.org provides parents and caregivers with specific advice on how to talk to kids to prevent drug and alcohol misuse. It includes age appropriate scripts for starting conversations, guidance on what to say to teens about prescription drugs, advice on Continue reading