Decrease Prescription Drug Abuse & Addiction

Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction continue to be a major health problems in Maine and the nation.

Since 2000 the number of deaths related to drug overdose has doubled, both nationally and in Maine, surpassing that of motor vehicle accidents.  In 2013, there were 142 deaths attributed to motor vehicle accidents and 157 to drug overdose in Maine.

Clinical Strategies

• Train practice teams on standardized screening tools, proper prescribing practices and patient engagement.
• Strengthen pharmacy practice/policy.
• Expand use of Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP).
• Expand access to treatment and use of alternative treatment therapies.
• Educate patient/family on medication management, storage and disposal.
• Standardize and expand Naloxone prescribing.
• Expand pre-natal addiction care services.
• Expand treatment capacity.

Community Strategies

• Implement evidence-based programs and promising practices.
• Improve community engagement in interventions.

Policy Strategies

• Advocate for and implement policy changes.

• Decrease Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction Logic Model (Version 1.0, 8-22-14)

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• 2010 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) funded by OneMaine Health Collaborative

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• 2010 Health Index Report

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• 2011 Health Index Report

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• 2012 Health Index Report

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• 2014 Health Index Report

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• America’s Health Rankings

  America’s Health Rankings compares the health of all 50 states to each other.  This ranking tool is used as a benchmark for MaineHealth’s Health Index.

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• America’s Health Rankings 2012 Report

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• America’s Health Rankings Senior Report: 2013 Edition

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• County Health Rankings

  Look up your county’s rankings, learn about our methods, and download the data you need. This ranking tool is used as a benchmark for MaineHealth’s Health Index.

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