News
Sarasota Herald Tribune 22 March 2009
Florida needs a system for monitoring deadly, addictive medications
Sarasota Herald Tribune 16 March 2009
Proposed legislation tackles drug overdoses
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St Pete's Times 01/07/2009 Call for State Registry for Prescriptions
Prescription Validation can help State Fight Drug Abuse 11/13/2008
Call for Action - Fall Newsletter 2008
Sarasota Herald Tribune 10/23/2008
Manatee to Drug Test Student Athletes 7/24/2008
St Pete's Times 03/18/2008 Prescription Drug Safety
Pills Take Lethal Local Toll 2/10/2008
St Pete's Times 02/17/2008 Deadly Combinations
Manatee Herald 09/05/2006
The Complete St. Petersburg Times Rx Drug Abuse Special Report on link below
News from Pushing Back
SBIRT Works!
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:47:00 GMT
New Fact Sheet on U.S. Demand Reduction Efforts
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:24:00 GMT
Prevention and Treatment Stories from Phoenix
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:04:00 GMT
ONDCP Releases Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program Grant
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:47:00 GMT
Administration's FY 2011 Budget Proposal Demonstrates Balanced Approach to Drug Control
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:12:00 GMT
Introducing ONDCP Update
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:14:00 GMT
Guest Blog: A Holiday Warning -- Driving Under the Influence of Drugs is Dangerous
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:07:00 GMT
ONDCP Guest Blog: STOP DUI "CARING ENOUGH TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!"
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:27:00 GMT
Director Kerlikowske Sounds the Drugged-Driving Alarm
Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:57:00 GMT
A better-targeted drug fight
Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:27:00 GMT
Drug-Free Work Week
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:18:00 GMT
A Back-to-School Chat with Dr. Drew and the Nation's Drug Czar
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:59:00 GMT
Experts Help Increase Focus on Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:52:00 GMT
Drugged Driving is a Public Safety Threat
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:53:00 GMT
Dr. Tom McLellan Sworn in as Deputy Director of ONDCP
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:30:00 GMT
Information
Watch MSNBC 6 part series “Generation Rx” video. Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4| 5 |6
Senator Fasano's Legislation SB 462 (Pending)
System to monitor Prescription and Dispensing of Controlled Substances
Senator Mike Bennett’s Rx Validation Legislation 2009
2007 FL Medical Examiners Drug Report
2007 National Survey on Drug Use & Health: provides the latest data on prevalence and correlates of substance use, serious mental illness, related problems, and treatment in the civilian population aged 12 or older in the U.S.
http://oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k7nsduh/2k7Results.pdf
NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse:
NIDA Prescription Drug Abuse Chart
http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/PrescripDrugsChart.html
NIDA Info Facts
http://www.nida.nih.gov/PDF/Infofacts/PainMed08.pdf
NIDA Research Report: Prescription Meds
http://www.nida.nih.gov/PDF/RRPrescription.pdf
National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Act.
http://www.nasper.org/
Kentucky All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (Kasper) Statute.
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/KRS/218A00/202.PDF
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/902/055/110.htm
Critical Information for State Decision Makers / Rx Drug Diversion http://www.csg.org/pubs/Documents/TA0404DrugDiversion.pdf
Drug Enforcement Administration (FL)
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/florida.html
2008 Drug Deaths / District 12 (Sarasota, Manatee, Desoto)


Local Data
SafeRx Campaign for Responsible Prescriptions Regional Data