Resources
- Pain Management
- Pharmacy Times 2008
- Pharmacy Times 2007
- Pharmacy Times 2002 Through 2006
- Publications
- Links
Pain Management
Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances in Pain Treatment
Guidelines from the Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners intended to provide orientation for physicians intending to prescribe schedule II and III analgesics for the purpose of treating chronic pain conditions.
Model Pain Policy
NADDI Pain Treatment Statement
Opioid Prescribing Agreement from American Academy of Pain Medicine
Pain Balance Education
Pain-Topics.org Articles
The mission of Pain-Topics.org is to serve as a noncommercial, independent resource for healthcare professionals, providing open access to clinical news, information, research, and education for a better understanding of evidence-based pain-management practices. Documents of interest to NADDI members:
- Opioid Therapy: Dispelling Misconceptions
- Effective Clinical Pain Management
- Pain Topics e-Briefings
- News/Research Updates
Pharmacy Times 2008
December 2008
Identifying Legitimate Patients
November 2008
CME Collaboration Unites Health Professionals, Law Enforcement
October 2008
Florida Prescription Drug Abuse Calls for a PMP
September 2008
The Future of Analgesic Drugs
August 2008
Not in My House
July 2008
Operation Medicine Cabinet
June 2008
Corrections for Medicine Chest Problems
May 2008
Medicine Chests Pose Problems
April 2008
President Bush Speaks Out on Drug Diversion
March 2008
Rx Diversion Costing Health Insurers
February 2008
Methadone - Friend or Foe?
January 2008
Do Not Fill Until
Pharmacy Times 2007
December 2007
Treating Celebrity Patients Can Have Pitfalls
November 2007
Rx Drug Disposal - Is Flushing Best?
October 2007
Internet Pharmacy Sites Are Fraught With Danger
September 2007
Rx Overdose Deaths Surpass Car Accident Deaths
August 2007
Caregivers Diverting Rx Drugs
July 2007
Educating Patients On Rx Abuse
June 2007
Teenage Rx Drug Abuse Rising
May 2007
Psuedoephedrine Logs Need Constant Attending
April 2007
Worldwide Rx Drug Abuse
March 2007
Project AWARE
February 2007
Captive at the Counter: When Robbers Take Hostages—Part 2
January 2007
Captive at the Counter: When Robbers Take Hostages—Part 1
Pharmacy Times 2002 Through 2006
2002 - 2006 Articles
Publications
New OxyContin Formulation
Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin®, have begun to distribute a new formulation of their drug as of mid August 2010. The drug itself remains intact and has not changed, however two distinct changes have been made:
1. The new indicia for all of the strengths of OxyContin® now have the letters “OP” instead of the previous version which had “OC”. The other side of the tablet will remain the same with the milligram strength listed. The colors of the pills will also remain the same, but the 80mg. tablets are slightly larger.
2. All strengths of the pills have been manufactured in a way to make it harder to break down the OxyContin® for injection, snorting, or chewing.
The photos shown in the downloadable document show the different strengths in actual size, along with their corresponding wholesale bottles. Since this has just been introduced into the market, there is no way currently to tell whether the new formulation will be successful or not, but the vast majority, if not all, of the old formulation OxyContin® should be gone by the end of 2010, or earlier.
Buprenorphrine Article
Article on the use and misuse of buprenorphrine in the management of opioid addiction.
Can Drug Design Inhibit Abuse?
"This study examines a new approach that focuses on reducing abusability through the use of abuse-resistant drug designs."
DEA's Internet Initiative
Doctor Shopping Statutes as of August 2006
NADDI member Arthur Thexton, from the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing, has compiled a list of doctor shopping statutes for all 50 states.
Drug Diversion - The Scope of the Problem
This article, written by NADDI President John Burke, discusses the pervasiveness of prescription drug diversion.
Internet Medical Practice
Article written by NADDI member James Rawson on medical practice online
Methamphetamine Use Declines
An analysis of four unique indicators published by John J. Coleman, Ph.D.
NADDI Bylaws
National Prescription Drug Threat Assessment 2009
The U.S. Department Of Justice's National Drug Intelligence Center and Drug Enforcement Administration Office of Diversion Control released the 2009 National Prescription Drug Threat Assessment in May.
Nurse Diversion Worksheet
This worksheet may be used for tabulating violations and assessing drug "administration" patterns when conducting investigations of nurse dirverters within health care facilities. Submitted by David N. Register, Narcotic Investigator, through RxNews.
Patient Agreement
Pharmaceutical Forgery Affidavit
This affidavit is a valuable tool for Rx Investigations. Submitted by Scott Darlow (HCSO) through RxNews.
Pharmacist's Manual
There is a "Pharmacist's Manual" on the DEA diversion website which is an official publication of DEA. Submitted by Arthur Thexton through RxNews.
Prescription for Peril
Article about how insurance fraud finances the theft and abuse of addictive prescription drugs
Proper Destruction of Prescription Medication
Guidelines on proper disposal of unused or unwanted prescription drugs.
RxPATROL Incident Map 2006
This map is a visual representation of current data reported to RxPatrol as of October 30,2006.
State Law Link List
Purdue Pharma has put together a list of state prescription laws for use by NADDI members.
Street Prices for Pharmaceuticals
Links
Lock Your Meds
National Family Partnership
Opioids911-Safety
C.A.R.E.S. (Collaborating and Acting Responsibly to Ensure Safety) Alliance
A new patient safety initiative for physicians, pharmacists, allied healthcare professionals, drug manufacturers, law enforcement, community leaders, patients and their loved ones to collaborate and act responsibly to ensure greater safety in pain management.
CSRXtips.com
"A Practical Guide for Prescribing Controlled Substances"
Drug Free America Foundation, Inc.
Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. is a drug prevention and policy organization committed to developing, promoting and sustaining global strategies, policies and laws that will reduce illegal drug use, drug addiction, drug-related injury and death.
Homemade OxyContin Scraper
This video demonstrates how to make powder from an OxyContin pill using an automobile hose clamp.
Methadone Assessment Report
The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) is disseminating the Methadone Diversion, Abuse, and Misuse assessment today via the US Postal Service. In conjunction with the dissemination of the report, NDIC has issued a press release announcing the posting of the report to the NDIC web site.
Native America Calling Radio
What can tribal communities do to combat prescription drug theft and abuse? Guests are Walter Lamar (Blackfeet/Wichita) CEO & President/Lamar Associates and John Burke President of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators.
NotInMyHouse.com
This website was created to assist parents in preventing Rx drug abuse (primarily with teenagers).
ONDCP's Anti-Prescription Drug Abuse Site
This web site is sponsored by The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.
Parents. The Anti - Drug.
Where are teens getting prescription drugs? Teens say they are readily available - in their own homes, from friends or relatives, and online pharmacies.
Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country
Representatives from NADDI have been providing training in New Mexico, Montana and Washington. View this video to learn about the problems with prescription drug abuse in Indian Country.
Prescription Drugs: Killing More Than Pain
This is a video produced by Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training that highlights the problems with prescription drug abuse.
Rx PATROL
Rx PATROL (Pattern Analysis Tracking Robberies & Other Losses) is a project developed by the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma. It is designed to assist law enforcement in solving pharmacy robberies, burglaries, and other major crimes committed in these establishments.
The company funds a national computer database that is overseen by Capt. Richard Conklin of the Stamford, Connecticut Police Department. Law enforcement agencies and pharmacies provide information concerning pharmacy felonies to Capt. Conklin, who has them entered into the database. When an offense is entered, it also searches the database for potential matches. When a match is possible, the two agencies are contacted to share this possible crime solving information.
RxDiversion.com
Pharmaceutical Diversion Education is designed to assist a wide range of the population in understanding the potential abuse and addiction that can be associated with prescription medication.
Pharmaceutical Diversion Education (PDE) can offer extensive education in the area of prescription drug abuse. PDE offers training for health care professionals and their staff, law enforcement, and anyone responsible for reducing the incidents of drug abuse in the workplace. Private consulting work is also available in these same areas. PDE not only offers education on the problems of prescription drug abuse, but can help you identify the problems, and formulate prevention programs.
Stop Medicine Abuse
A website providing information about prescription drug abuse.
The Greater Warren County Drug Task Force
The Greater Warren County Drug Task Force is responsible for assisting in drug enforcement in Warren County and Wilmington, Ohio.
The Greater Warren County Drug Task Force main goal is to provide drug enforcement for the entire county. This includes assisting all law enforcement agencies who operate in Warren County and Wilmington, Ohio. However, additional goals involve providing training for law enforcement, and educating the general public on both licit and illicit drug abuse.
