Keeping Youth Drug-Free and Safe
Resources from Prescription and Over-the-Counter
Drug Abuse Training - March 25, 2010
§ Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (Also referred to as Public Law 91-513)
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Drug_Abuse_Prevention_and_Control_Act_of_1970
§ Controlled Substances Act
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act
§ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
o http://www.justice.gov/dea/index.htm
§ See Tool bar on Left for information regarding Drug Prevention, Diversion Control & Prescription Drugs, and Drug Policy (including the Scheduling of Controlled Substances)
o To access DEA form 106 “Report of Theft or Loss of Controlled Substances”
§ https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/webforms/app106Login.jsp
§ Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
o http://www.fda.gov/
o http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/default.htm
§ Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
o http://www.hhs.gov/
§ Prescription Drug Marketing Act (1987)
o http://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/Legislation/FederalFoodDrugandCosmeticActFDCAct/SignificantAmendmentstotheFDCAct/PrescriptionDrugMarketingActof1987/default.htm
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescription_Drug_Marketing_Act
§ AARCOS
o http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/arcos/index.html
o See Questions & Answers
§ National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws
o http://www.namsdl.org/home.htm
§ See the tool bar on the Left for more information regarding Summit Meetings and the Prescription Drug Monitoring Projects
§ New York State PDMP: “NYS Official Prescription Program”
o James Giglio (518) 402-0707
o http://www.health.state.ny.us/professionals/narcotic/
o http://www.namsdl.org/resources/New%20York1.pdf
o http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3A*%3AIE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLD_en&q=PDMP+state+profile+NYS&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=
o http://www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs25/25921/25921p.pdf
§ Improving Psychotropic Prescribing Practices in NYS:
o The Psychiatric Services and Clinical Knowledge Enhancement System (PSYCKES)
o https://psyckesmedicaid.omh.state.ny.us/
o New York State Department of Health and Office of Mental Health are collaborating on a four-year initiative to improve the quality and efficiency of psychotropic prescribing practices in NYS.
o Users can navigate through state-, region-, county-, agency-, program-, and recipient-level reports to review quality indicators, identify consumers whose treatment could benefit from review, and obtain medication and service utilization information to support quality improvement and clinical decision-making.
o Quality indicators in health care use administrative data to help determine whether the right services are being delivered at the right time to the right people. Quality indicators have been developed for many conditions and for use in many settings.
§ New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct
o www.nyhealth.gov/nysdoh/opmc/main.htm
§ Article 33: New York State Controlled Substances Act
o http://www.health.state.ny.us/regulations/public_health_law/article/33/docs/33.pdf
§ Title 10: New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations
o http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/phforum/nycrr10.htm
o http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/pharm/pharmlaw.htm
§ Part 80 of Article 33: Rules and Regulations on Controlled Substances in New York State
o http://www.health.state.ny.us/regulations/controlled_substance/part/80/docs/80.pdf
§ New York State Penal Law
o http://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/index.htm
§ See Index for more information regarding:
· Article 15: Culpability
· Article 55: Classification and Designation of Offenses
· Article 80: Fines
· Article 178: Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medications and Prescriptions
· Article 220: Controlled Substances Offenses
o http://www.new-york-arraignments.com/crimes.htm
§ For more information on the Board or the Office of Professional Medical Conduct, contact:
o New York State Department of Health
Office of Professional Medical Conduct
433 River Street, Suite 303
Troy, NY 12180-2299 Telephone: 1-800-663-6114
E-mail:
Or, visit the Web site at: www.nyhealth.gov/nysdoh/opmc/main.htm
§ Rockefeller Drug Law and Reform
o http://www.nysda.org/html/rockefeller_drug_laws.html
o http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/575/New_York_Assembly_passes_Rockefeller_drug_law_reform
o http://www.thealbanyproject.com/diary/6127/
How do I report issues regarding Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Use/Abuse?
§ NYS Representative for the Alliance of States with Prescription Monitoring Programs under NYS Dept. of Health
o Jennifer Treacy, Acting Deputy Director, NY State Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, 433 River St., Troy, NY 12180, Tel: 518-402-0707, Fax: 518-402-0709, E-mail:
o Sarah Del Signore, Health Program Administrator, Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, 433 River Street, Ste 303, Troy, NY 12180, Tel: 518-408-5520, E-mail:
§ To report Lost or Stolen Prescriptions (or Controlled Substances) go to New York State Department of Health website and look for forms in .pdf format
o http://www.health.state.ny.us/professionals/narcotic/pharmacies/
§ To report a suspicion of patients obtaining Controlled Substances from multiple practioners, you may contact the NYS Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement:
o Phone: 1-866-811-7957
o Fax: 1-518-402-0709
o 433 River St, Suite 303, Troy, NY 12180
§ The illegal sale of drugs on the Internet or in e-mails can be reported to the following agencies:
o Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
§ http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
o Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Diversion Control Program
§ https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/webforms/jsp/umpire/umpireForm.jsp
§ 1-877-RX-ABUSE (1-877-792-2873)
o Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
§ Human Drug Information (888) 463-6332 or (301) 796-3400
§
§ Division of Drug Information (CDER)
§ Office of Training and Communication:
§ Feedback Form WO51-2201
§ 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD20993
§ Federal Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a public health surveillance system that monitors:
o Drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments and drug-related deaths investigated by medical examiners and coroners.
o https://dawninfo.samhsa.gov/default.asp
§ To report a suspicion of patients obtaining Controlled Substances from multiple practitioners, you may contact the NYS Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) at: (800) 522-5353
Additional Resources
· CBS Video on kids who flaunt cough-syrup abuse online:
· http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/21/eveningnews/main3959347.shtml
· New York Arraignments: A Guide for Friends and Family of the Accused
· http://www.new-york-arraignments.com/crimes.htm
· The New Over-the-Counter Medicine Label:
· http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm133411.htm
· Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training website with free video previews regarding drug abuse, rehabilitation, and counter-drug culture.
· https://secure.macrointernational.com/mctft/
· Research and information regarding New Jersey parental attitudes towards drug use:
· www.drugfreenj.org
· A listing of continuing medical education (CME) or continuing education unit (CEU) is available at the National Women's Health Information Center's web site.
· http://www.womenshealth.gov/health-professionals/
· “Continuing Education”, follow link, Click on “Guidelines, Publications, & Continuing Education” tab on left tool bar
· Teens and Prescription Drugs
· Official Report of the U.S. National Drug Control Policy
· http://www.theantidrug.com/pdfs/TEENS_AND_PRESCRIPTION_DRUGS.pdf
· Free Microsoft PowerPoint presentations regarding prescriptions
· www.talkaboutrx.org
· StopMedicineAbuse.org
· Toolkit for Preventing Medicine Abuse
· doseofprevention.org
· In affiliation with Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), WedMD, D.A.R.E., and the Partnership for a Drug-free America.
· The Drug Identification Bible can be purchased online for about $30
IMPORTANT LOCAL PHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES
Alcoholics Anonymous: (607) 722-5983
Addictions Center of Broome County (ACBC)
(607) 723-7308
30 West State St., Colonial Plaza, Binghamton, NY
Addictions Crisis Center (ACC)
(607) 722-4080
247 Court St., Binghamton, NY
Binghamton Adult Drug Treatment Court, Binghamton City Court
Phone: (607) 772-7254
Fax: (607) 772-7253
38 Hawley St., Binghamton, NY
Broome County Mental Health Department*
(607) 778-1152
1 Hawley St., Binghamton, NY
Department of Social Services
(607) 778-8850
36 Main St., Binghamton, NY
Double Trouble: www.doubletroubleinrecovery.com
Fairview Recovery Systems
(607) 722-8987
5 Merrick St., Binghamton, NY
Narcotics Anonymous: (607) 774-4907
New Horizons
(607) 762-3232
42 Mitchell Ave., Binghamton, NY
Road to Recovery
Office: (607) 778-1253
Cell: (607) 343-8040
1 Hawley St., Binghamton, NY
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center
(607) 723-5381
3-5 Griswold St., Binghamton, NY
YWCA
(607) 772-0340
80 Hawley St., Binghamton, NY