Participants will: Report their intent to support and/or actively work towards incorporating best practices in responsible prescribing guidelines into their everyday practice of medicine. Report an increased knowledge of the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS) and the benefits of reporting regularly to MAPS. Report intent to support and/or actively work towards incorporating consistent use of the MAPS into their everyday practice of prescribing controlled substances. Report that at the training they received easy to use tools that can help them to better educate their patients on the importance of taking medications as prescribed. Gain an increased knowledge of local, state, and national substance abuse and mental health treatment resources.

1. West Michigan kids are misusing
prescription drugs at age 13.
TalkSooner.org

3. West Michigan kids are misusing
prescription drugs at age 13.
TalkSooner.org

4. ASAP Sub-Committee
Goals
Goal 1:
• Reduce Youth Misuse of Rx and OTC
Medications
Goal 2:
• Reduce Adult Misuse of Rx
medications

5. ASAP Sub-Committee
Objectives
Objective 1.A:
• Increase Community
Participation in Proper Storage
and Disposal of Medications
Objective 1.B:
• Increase Perception of Risk of
Misuse

6. ASAP Sub-Committee
Objectives
Objective 2.A:
• Safe Prescription Practices Will Be
Followed By Care Providers and
Pharmacists
Objective 2.B:
• Increase Community Awareness of
Safe and Secure Practices, Risks of
Using Medications Not Prescribed
and Sharing Medications

7. West Michigan kids are misusing
prescription drugs at age 13.
TalkSooner.org

8. 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Alcohol Tobacco Marijuana Huffing RX Painkillers
7th grade
9th grade
11th grade
Allegan County youth survey 2011:
students reporting past 30 day use

9. Youth Prescription Drug use-
Allegan County
Percentage of
students who ever
took a prescription
drug such as
Ritalin, Adderal, or
Xanax without a
doctor’s
prescription.
( Middle School only)
0.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
7.00%
2010 2012
5.10%
6.70%

10. Youth Prescription Painkiller use-
Allegan County
Percentage of
students who ever
took painkillers
such as OxyContin,
Codeine, Percocet,
or Tylenol III
without a doctor’s
prescription.
(Middle School only)
11.30%
11.40%
11.50%
11.60%
11.70%
11.80%
11.90%
12.00%
12.10%
12.20%
2010 2012
11.60%
12.20%

11. Youth Prescription Drug use-
Allegan County
Percentage of
students who took
a prescription drug
such as Ritalin,
Adderal, or Xanax
without a doctor’s
prescription during
the past 30 day.
(High School only)
0.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
2010 2012
4.70%
6.00%

12. Youth Prescription Painkiller use-
Allegan County
Percentage of
students who took
painkillers such as
OxyContin,
Codeine, Percocet,
or Tylenol III
without a doctor’s
prescription during
the past 30 days.
(High School only)
6.80%
7.00%
7.20%
7.40%
7.60%
7.80%
8.00%
8.20%
8.40%
2010 2012
7.40%
8.30%

13. West Michigan kids are misusing
prescription drugs at age 13.
TalkSooner.org

16. West Michigan kids are misusing
prescription drugs at age 13.
TalkSooner.org

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18. Thank you for attending today!
Contact:
Heidi Denton
Prevention Specialist
Allegan CMH
hdenton@accmhs.org
269-673-6617 #2714