EverFi Opioid Abuse Prevention Education Program — underwritten by AAM
The abuse of prescription opioids and stimulants is a serious risk on today’s college campuses. That’s why the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) is offering an evidence-based curriculum to help prevent abuse–and it’s free to any college in America. Created with EVERFI, a leader in digital learning and prevention education solutions, including AlcoholEdu, the curriculum […]
Overview of the EverFi Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Digital Course
Opioid abuse is now the number one cause of accidental deaths in the U.S. The Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) is tackling this issue head on by empowering college students with the knowledge and skills they need to make safe and healthy decisions about prescription medications. In partnership with education technology leader EverFi, AAM has […]
Opioid Tax Bills
It is critical that we combat the misuse and abuse of prescription medication while maintaining legitimate, uninterrupted access to medicine by patients in need. Generic drug manufacturers play a key role in producing affordable FDA-approved therapies and believe that patient safety is of the utmost importance. It is a public health imperative that patients take […]
Prescription Drug Safety on Campus
A 2018 report from The Ohio State University finds the rate of misuse or abuse of prescription stimulants among college students is about 75% higher than that of other classes of medications, and more than 1-in-4 college students says that prescription stimulants are somewhat easy or very easy to obtain. With so much at stake, […]
Five Lessons from a National Collaboration to Promote Prescription Drug Safety
Providing access to safe and affordable medicines is the highest priority for our members and us. Last fall, AAM’s Chip Davis was honored as a Champion for Drug-Free Kids by the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), an alliance of more than 5,000 community coalitions building safe, healthy and drug-free communities. “The best response to […]
Prescription Drug Safety: Education and Impact
More than 115 fatal overdoses per day. An “economic burden” estimated at $78.5 billion a year, a figure that covers the costs of health care, lost productivity, addiction treatment and criminal justice involvement. Even more than other health care issues that the U.S. is confronting, this one exacts a heavy toll beyond the afflicted individual. […]
AAM Speaks on Involvement in the Prescription Drug Safety Network
Last year, AAM approached Washington, D.C.-based education-technology company EVERFI—the leading provider of alcohol abuse and sexual assault prevention training for U.S. colleges and universities—and asked the organization to develop a module to help students understand the safe use, storage and disposal of prescription drugs. On May 23, The Hill hosted America’s Opioid Epidemic: Youth Awareness […]
The Right People in the Room to Prevent Opioid Abuse on Campus
Bobby L is a 23-year-old physics major at Frostburg State University in Maryland. On top of his studies, he is an active participant in the Burg Peer Education Network, which connects the student body to information about the consequences of dangerous behavior, including opioid abuse. “It’s about making yourself aware,” he says. “So you can […]
AAM to Launch National Prescription Safety Program on College and University Campuses
New digital course takes a population-level approach to curbing prescription drug abuse WASHINGTON DC – On Thursday, November 16, 2017, the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) will announce a new nationwide educational initiative to empower college students with the skills to make safe and healthy decisions about prescription medications and understand the dangers of misusing these […]
AAM Launches National Prescription Safety Program on College and University Campuses
New digital course takes a population-level approach to curbing prescription drug abuse WASHINGTON DC (November 16, 2017) – The Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) today announced a new nationwide educational initiative to empower college students with the skills to make safe and healthy decisions about prescription medications and understand the dangers of misusing these drugs. Frostburg State […]
