The Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention program will increase community capacity to reduce prescription drug abuse and misuse.  Through information dissemination, education, environmental, and community-based strategies, the program will provide the resources and focus to develop action strategies in collaboration with the targeted populations and partners.

For information and materials on prescription drug use and abuse, please click on the following links to documents and websites:
Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program Pamphlet
Colorado Guidelines of Professional Practice For Controlled Substances
Colorado Guidelines of Professional Practice For Controlled Substances Addendum 
Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs 
Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs
Colorado Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force Fact Sheet 
Prescription Drug Montioring Program White Paper
Colorado Division of Behavioral Health (formerly known as CDHS Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division)
Rocky Mountain Center for Health Promotion and Education, Prevention Information Center
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
Office of National Drug Control Strategy (ONDCP)

For more information contact:
Barbara Ezyk, RN, JD
Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program Director
303.369.0039 extension 210