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	Presentations and Resources

Presentations

Benzodiazepine and Pharmaceuticals General Information


Unused Drug Return
End User Drug Disposal Conference Presentation: Global Perspective of the Importance of Pharmaceutical Drug Disposal Programs Global Perspectives Presentation Appendix Global Perspectives Presentation Supplement Drug Disposal Issues: A Clear and Present Danger; NASCSA 22nd Annual Conference (Pharmecology)
NERC: Unwated Medication Collection: Why & How by Lynn Rubinstein, Executive Director, NERC
Medicare Part D Utilization Management Spreadsheet Project by Benjamin Crocker, Stevan Gressitt, and Ed Pontius Presented at theInstitute for Psychiatric Services in New York City, October 2006
Unused and Expired Medicines Registry Poster Presentation presented by Matthew Mireles at the Kelsey FoundationResearch Symposium, Nov 14, 2006

Prescribing Practices and Drug Policy
Dr. Michael Allen Poster: Family Physicians Perceptions of Academic Detailing (PDF)

Resources

Benzodiazepine and Pharmaceuticals General Information
Guidelines for the use of benzodiazepines in office practice in the State of Maine UPDATED MARCH 2008
Benzodiazepines: How they Work (Clinical Guide)
The Benzo Book- Getting Safely off Benzodiazepine Tranquilizers and Sleeping Pills
www.benzohelp.com
www. methresources.gov
Dr. Reg Peart's Benzodiazepine Webpage
The Omerta of The English Legal System By Simon Kaberry
Maine Treatment Data System Access Page for Generating Substance Abuse Reports
Choice for Wellness Website
www.benzo.org.uk
www.benzosupport.org
www.bcnc.org.uk
www.benzodiazepines.cc
www.worstpills.org
www.benzodiazepine.org
www.april.org.uk
SAMHSA KAP Keys for Clinicians: Substance Abuse Among Older Adults

Unused Drug Return
Federal Guidelines for Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs (The Anti Drug Campaign)
Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network's Hormonally Active Agents Resource Website
USGS Emerging Contaminants in the Environment Webpage
National Unused Pharmaceutical Return Registry (Excel)
National Unused and Expired Medicines Registry (PDF)
www.baywise.info
Report on CVS In-Store Unwanted Medication Return Program in Maine
NERC: Best Management Practices for Plastic Medication Containers from Consumers
NERC: Franklin County Pilot Unwanted Medications Collection
NERC:Recommendations for the Disposal of Medications Not Controlled by the U.S DEA
NERC: Continuing Lessons of Unwanted Medication Collections: A Five Town Study
NERC: Unwanted Medication Collection a Success in South Hadley, Massachusetts
EPA Internet Seminars
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Unwanted Medication Disposal Webpage
American Pharmacists Association Guidance on Proper Medication Disposal
www.drugdonations.org

Prescribing Practices and Drug Policy
Benzo Politics Blog
Drug Policy Futures Academic Detailing Programs
Go for Green Prescription Pad

Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group

University of Maine Center on Aging

Camden Hall

25 Texas Avenue

Bangor, Maine 04401-4324

Phone: 1 (207) 262-7920

Fax: 1 (207) 262-7921

Email: mbsg@mainebenzo.org