Executive Office of the President of the United States, 2011 This Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Plan expands upon the Administration’s National Drug Control Strategy and includes action in four major areas to reduce prescription drug abuse: education, monitoring,...
Resources
Policy Impact: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011 This document provides basic facts on prescription painkiller overdose in the U.S. and CDC policy recommendations to prevent it.
Opioid Overdose: Preventing and reducing opioid overdose mortality
UN Office on Drugs and Crime and World Health Organization, 2013 This discussion paper outlines the facts about opioid overdose (responsible for 70000 to 100,000 deaths worldwide each year), the actions that can be taken to prevent and treat (reverse) opioid overdose...
Evaluation 101: The Fundamentals of Coalition Evaluation
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America The introductory webinar “Evaluation 101: The Fundamentals of Coalition Evaluation,” provides coalition leaders and members with a critical framework for learning the basics of coalition evaluation and the ways in which...
Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs-2014
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 This evidence-based guide help states plan and establish effective tobacco control programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use. This document updates Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs—2007. This...
Tobacco 101 Tutorial
Centers for Technical Assistance and Training, Emory University Tobacco 101 is a self-guided, web-based tutorial that provides the information and resources necessary to understand why tobacco use is considered the #1 preventable cause of death in the US, as well as...
Preventing Underage Drinking Webinar Series
The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) hosted a series of webinars throughout 2013 on underage drinking. These webinars feature national leaders and experts discussing the extent and nature of the problem, lessons from...
Prevention Status Report 2013: Tobacco Use, RI
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 This report highlights the status of select policies and practices that can help Rhode Island prevent or reduce smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. These policies and practices include increasing state cigarette...
Prevention Status Report 2013: Prescription Drug Overdose, Rhode Island
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 Deaths from prescription drug overdoses, particularly overdoses of prescription painkillers, have skyrocketed over the past decade. CDC and other agencies are working to identify and evaluate interventions to reduce...
Prevention Status Report 2013: Excessive Alcohol Use, Rhode Island
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 This Prevention Status Reports highlight the status of Rhode Island policies and practices surrounding alcohol use and access, including: alcohol excise taxes, commercial host (dram shop) liability, and regulation of...