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Promoting the Prescription Monitoring Program

The National Association of State Controlled Substances Authorities (NASCSA ) http://www.nascsa.org
The Goals of Prescription Monitoring:
http://www.nascsa.org/Alliance/PDF/Goals.pdf (PDF)
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM):
http://www.asam.org
National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws:
http://www.nmsdl.org
- Map of States with Prescription Monitoring Programs: http://www.namsdl.org/documents/PMPProgramStatusApril2009revised2.ppt (PowerPoint)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act information: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
National Council on Patient Information and Education: http://www.talkaboutrx.org/educational_resources.jsp
US Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: http://www.samhsa.gov/rxsafety/
National Institute on Drug Abuse:
http://www.nida.nih.gov/

US National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health: http://www.medlineplus.gov/
US FDA - Center for Drug Evaluation & Research: http://www.fda.gov/cder/index.html
National Institute On Drug Abuse:
- Selected Prescription Drugs With Potential for Abuse: http://www.drugabuse.gov/PDF/PrescriptionDrugs.pdf (PDF)
Other Online Drug Information Sites:

US Department of Labor-Substance Abuse Information Database: http://said.dol.gov/Glossary.asp
Office of National Drug Control Policy – Methadone fact sheet: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/pdf/ncj175678.pdf (PDF)
NDIC-Diverted Pharmaceuticals in Maine, April, 2002 report: http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs07/909/div.htm
Office of National Drug Control Policy – Information about OxyContin: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/oxycontin/index.html

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