Prescription Drugs and You is a new public health awareness campaign that emphasizes the collective role we all share to safely use, secure, and dispose of prescription drugs. This campaign provides community coalitions, community action teams, behavioral health agencies, and others with resources and opportunities to raise awareness about the risks of prescription drug misuse and bolster protective factors in your community.

To celebrate this new campaign, you can use the code RxDrugsAndYou to get a 10% discount on all Prescription Drugs and You materials, including the member center. This discount code does not, however, cover custom products made for you. This code expires at the end of October.

The Prescription Drugs and You Membership gives you access to the Prescription Drugs and You member center. In that member center, you'll find a host of resources and tools for promoting your message with the media, on social media, and in the community. The full member contains, a large number of resources, including:

The Prescription Drugs and You fact cards raise awareness about the importance of prescription drug safety. They remind community members of the importance of knowing what’s in your medicine cabinet, securing medicines away from children and pets, and disposing of old or expired medicines. They’re an effective handout for reminding people of the key messages of your prescription drug safety campaign.

The Prescription Drugs and You posters emphasize the key messages of the campaign—know what’s in your medicine cabinet, secure medicines in your home, and dispose of medicine that’s no longer needed. They’re a graphic tool for raising awareness about the importance of everyone doing their part for prescription drug safety.

Like the fact cards, these posters can be customized with your organization's or a sponsor's logo. Email us at [email protected] to learn more about customization options.

The Prescription Drugs and You magnets remind your audience about the campaign and its three core messages—know what's in your medicine cabinet, secure medicine after every use, and dispose of any old or expired medicine. At 3" by 3," they're a terrific resource for keeping your message front and center with your customers. Each pack comes with 25 magnets included. The Prescription Drugs and You magnets give you the ability to take your message inside the homes of your target audience.

The Prescription Drugs and You flyer features five concrete tips for prescription drug safety, including talking to your doctor or pharmacist, using medication as directed, not sharing medications, securely storing any prescription drugs, and disposing of them safely.

You can give away this flyer at community resource fairs, parent-teacher nights, forums and presentations, and anywhere people may gather. You can also partner with local doctors, psychiatrists, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to make the flyers available in their businesses or to give them out to their patients.

Email [email protected] if you'd like to co-brand this flyer for your organization.

The Prescription Drugs and You booklet provides detailed information about how to talk to your pharmacist and doctor about your medications, how to create a medicine log, and how to dispose of unneeded prescription medicine. There are also national facts and statistics about the misuse of prescription drugs and the dangers they pose.

Email [email protected] if you'd like to co-brand this booklet for your organization.

Prescription drugs are meant to help us, but their misuse can hurt us. With National Prescription Drug Takeback Day coming up, it's a prime time to clean the medicine cabinet and learn three steps for safe prescription drug use—know, secure, and dispose.

This Know! Parent Tip shares with parents how to follow these three steps, from knowing what's in their medicine cabinet, to securing medicines in the home, and, of course, getting rid of old, expired, or no longer needed medicines.

Prescription drugs are meant to help us, but they can also harm us. When prescription drugs are misused, they can cause serious harm, even death, to those who misuse them. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2017 an estimated 18 million people misused prescription drugs.

Despite their beneficial effects, many prescription drugs also have negative effects, and the effects of overdosing can be fatal. As prescription drug misuse has increased, so have prescription-drug-related emergency room visits and overdose deaths.

This webpage includes key facts about prescription drug misuse, opioids, first aid for prescription drug poisonings, how to safely monitor, secure, and dispose of prescription drugs, and links to verified, informative websites and resources.

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