“Resources for Collegiate Prescription
Drug Abuse Prevention”
Collegiate Prescription Drug Abuse
Prevention Conference
The Ohio State University
August 8, 2012
Ray Bullman
National Council on
Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)
About the National Council on Patient Information
and Education (NCPIE)
Multi-stakeholder coalition -- healthcare professionals,
consumer & patient groups, pharma industry, govt.
agencies. One of the original patient safety coalitions.
Mission: Stimulate / improve communication of
information on safe/appropriate medicine use to
consumers &healthcare professionals
Convener, Catalyst, Clearinghouse of ideas & information
to advance members’ shared mission.
“Medicine Education Team” – Patient is key player
Supporting You as a Campus &
Community Influencer -Here’s What’s Available
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Not Worth the Risk- Even If It’s Legal -- Multimedia materials, including TV & radio spots, print articles
in English and Spanish; brochures for parents & teens
Maximizing Your Role as a Teen Influencer: What
You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen Prescription
Drug Abuse (turn-key outreach / educational workshop,
web-based; free)
Supporting You as a Campus &
Community Influencer
Here’s What’s Available
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Taking Action to Prevent & Address Prescription
Drug Abuse: A Resource Kit or College Campuses
(web-based; free)
Recovery Opens Doors: An Online Resource for Young
People in Recovery; 2012
Not Worth the Risk: Even if it’s Legal
Designed for….
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Teens
Parents
Community Coalitions
Local media
Healthcare providers
Educators
Handouts for Teens & Parents to
stimulate & enhance
communication
TV and Radio Spots
Print Articles
Maximizing Your Role as a Teen or Young
Adult Influencer
Designed for….
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You
Community Coalition
Outreach Educators
Teachers, Coaches, PTA
Leaders
Healthcare providers:
– prescribers
pharmacists
PowerPoint Presentation
Presenter’s Guide
Brochure for
Educators
Brochure for Health
Providers
Role Playing Scenarios
Printable PDF handouts
Who is a Teen and Young Adult
Influencer?
Anyone who interacts with teens and young people
regularly, and can have a positive influence:
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You
 Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles
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Teachers & Coaches
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School administrators
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Community-based healthcare professionals
… You Can
Pass Knowledge Forward …
The “Teen Influencer” Workshop Materials include
everything needed to plan a 45-minute presentation for
a group of teen influencers in your community. It will
walk you through the steps needed to plan, promote,
present, and assess a workshop in your community,
school, place of worship, or other settings.
You Can Influence Others ….
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Pass forward the facts about prescription drug abuse.
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Dispel common myths.
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Provide tips for communicating with young people.
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Empower friends, colleagues, others in your community
to take an active role to reduce prescription drug abuse.
Create awareness about treatment & recovery resources
A Resource Kit for America’s College Campuses
Available at www.talkaboutrx.org
Student leaders now have a new resource to spread the word about the
negative impact of prescription drug abuse on their peers' health and safety.
A Resource Kit for College Campuses
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Can help you inform & mobilize your campus
community to raise awareness about and address the
misuse and abuse of prescription medicines.
Downloads to equip peer educators, RA’s, peer health
educators, student government leaders, Greek life or
campus clubs, among others — with practical
information & programming ideas to educate students
about Rx drug abuse prevention & treatment, and also
to help build skills so students can take action.
What’s in the College Campus
Resource Kit?
-- Introduction and “How to” Checklist
-- “Get the Facts” Fact sheet
-- 5 Things You Can Do to Address Rx
Drug Abuse on Your Campus”
-- Template news article
-- What You Can Do: Tips for Engaging
Campus Leaders
-- Key messages for peer leaders (over
dozen)
Visit: www.talkaboutrx.org
NEW -- Recovery Opens Doors: An
Online Resource for Young People
in Recovery
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Hands-on input from young people in
recovery on campus and off
Real-world video vignettes
Six Doors of helpful content and resources
you can use
Mobile Site for instant access
Recovery Opens Doors: An Online
Resource for Young People in Recovery
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Learn the Facts
Find Your Voice
Speak for Change
Pass It On
Tools You Can Use
Get Help
Door 1:
Learn the Facts
Learn the Facts – Video User’s Guide
Thank You
Ray Bullman
Executive Vice President
National Council on
Patient Information & Education (NCPIE)
200-A Monroe Street, Suite 212
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 340-3940 – phone
bullman@ncpie.info – email