Resources
Maine's PMP Resources
PMP
Resource Guide - Materials available from OSA's
Information and Resource Center
Introductory Brochure - January 2008
A Presentation Overview of Maine's
PMP ( PDF )
PMP Data Management Contractor site: www.ghsinc.com/pmppage.php
Pain Management Resources
Maine Medical Association's Pain Management Resources
ASAM Pain Management Site
Pain Assessment Samples (from Partners against Pain)
Pain Treatment Contract Article (by Brushwood)
Agency and Organization Web Sites
The National Association of State Controlled Substances Authorities
(NASCSA ) http://www.nascsa.org
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) http://www.asam.org
National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws: http://www.natlalliance.org/index.asp
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/
Prescription Drug Information
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
US Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.healthfinder.gov/healthcare/
National Institute On Drug Abuse:
Selected Prescription Drugs With Potential for Abuse: http://www.drugabuse.gov/PDF/PrescriptionDrugs.pdf
Other Online Drug Information Sites:
More Substance Abuse Resources
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
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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