Canadian and International Prescription Drug Misuse Initiatives 

Canadian Prescription Drug Misuse Initiatives and Resources

Alberta

• Triplicate Prescription Program (TPP)
  College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta

Atlantic Provinces

• Aboriginal Drug Forum Summary Report
  Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat, 2009

British Columbia

• PharmaNet
  British Columbia Ministry of Health

Manitoba

• Addressing Problematic OxyContin Use in Manitoba
  Government of Manitoba, December 2009

Ontario

• Answering the Call for Help: Reducing Prescription Drug Abuse in Our Communities
  Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority, June 2009
• Narcotics Monitoring System (NMS)
  Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, January 2012
• Ontario’s Narcotics Strategy
  Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
• OxyContin/Narcotic Abuse Task Force
  City of Greater Sudbury, November 2005
• “Take a Stand”: Prescription Drug Abuse Strategy Final Report
  Chiefs of Ontario, November 2010
• Thunder Bay Drug Strategy (see Actions to Achieve Results 4.2, 4.7 and 8.10)
  Thunder Bay District Health Unit, March 2011
• Toronto Drug Strategy (see section 4.2)
  Toronto City Council, December 2005
• The Way Forward: Stewardship for Prescription Narcotics in Ontario
  Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, October 2012
• Webequie Prescription Drug Abuse Strategy
  Wawatay News Online, March 2011

New Brunswick

• Prescription monitoring
  Medavie Blue Cross

Newfoundland & Labrador

• Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program
  Office of the Auditor General, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2005
• OxyContin Task Force Final Report [PDF]
  Department of Health and Community Services, Newfoundland and Labrador, June 2004
• Tamper Resistant Prescription Drug Pad Program
  Department of Health and Community Services, Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

• First Annual Report: Community Partnership On Prescription Drug Abuse 2004/05 [PDF]
  Cape Breton District Health Authority, August 2005
• Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program
• Drug Related Overdoses in the Annapolis Valley (includes initiatives and recommendations)
  Government of Nova Scotia, May 2011
• Prescription Drug Overdoses in Nova Scotia Working Group: Recommendations
  Government of Nova Scotia, June 2011

Nunavut

• Information technology and health care in Canada 2009
  Canadian Medical Association

Prince Edward Island

• Adopting pan-Canadian Standards: PEI’s experience
  Canada Health Infoway

Quebec

• Programme Alerte
  Ordre des Pharmaciens du Québec
• Quelle est la procédure à suivre en cas de falsification ou de vol d’un carnet d’ordonnances ?
  Collège des médecins du Québec, August 2011

Saskatchewan

• Moose Jaw South Central Region Drug Strategy (see strategic priorities 8 and 12)
  Moose Jaw Police Service, 2006–2009
• Regina and Area Drug Strategy Report (see recommendation 18)
  Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, June 2003

Yukon

• 2011 February Report of the Auditor General of Canada (See sections 96 and 97).
  Office of the Auditor General of Canada
• Yukon Medical Association (news story)

International Prescription Drug Misuse Resources

• National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (Australia)
• European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
• International Narcotics Control Board
• Morphine Manifesto (India)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (Maryland, USA)
• U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Maryland, USA)