Combating Prescription Drug Abuse

Prescription Drug Task Force

• Executive Order Establishing the Maine Prescription Drug Task Force
• Prescription Drug Task Force Members
• Prescription Drug Task Force Press Release – Feb. 6, 2012
• Ohio Prescription Drug Task Force Report (PDF)

Upcoming Meetings

Full Task Force

• June 26, 2012, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Cross State Office Building, Room 208
  Streaming online: http://www.maine.gov/legis/audio/lab_cmte.html

Diversion Alert Subcommittee

Education Subcommittee

Prescription Monitoring Program Subcommittee

Disposal Subcommittee

View details of the Combating Prescription Drug Abuse Summit, including transcripts.

Background Material:

• 3-21-2012 Bangor Daily News article
• Office of National Drug Control Policy: Prescription Drug Abuse
• Epidemic: Responding to America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis (pdf)
• Leading Change: A Plan for SAMHSA’s Roles and Action (pdf)
• CADCA Rx Abuse Prevention Toolkit
• RSAP State Profile: MAINE | Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
• Series on the prescription drug abuse issue by John Richardson. Painkillers in Maine | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram