Presentation and Discussion:
A presentation for Health and Human Service Professionals with Speaker, Laurie Lovedale, MPH, the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program Manager at Peer Assistance Services, Inc. . In this presentation you will:
- Examine the unique characteristics of prescription drug abuse and important prevention messaging around the issue.
- Review strategies that Colorado is implementing to address this issuer, including the Colorado Consortium on Prescription Drug Abuse created through the Governor's Office.
- Learn how the proposed strategies educate providers, patients, and the general public to recognizer and prevent prescription drug abuse n their communities.