State & Federal Government

State of Maine: 
Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse; Protecting Maine

Attorney General's Office Prescription Task Force

Board of Licensure in Medicine, Board of Pharmacy and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Rules:

• Board of Licensure in Medicine a joint chapter with Board of Osteopathic Licensure
  Chapter 21: Use of Controlled Substances for Treatment of Pain
• Department of Public Safety - Maine Drug Enforcement Agency 
  Chapter 1:  Requirements for Written Prescriptions of Schedule II Drugs

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency

Maine Office of Substance Abuse (OSA)

• Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Overview
• Program Privacy Guide
• Prescription Data Portal (PDP)
• Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
• Additional Information For Prescribers
• Resources for Physicians and Pharmacists

Federal Government:

Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration

• Clarification of Existing Requirements Under the Controlled Substances Act for Prescribing Schedule II Controlled Substances Federal Register Notices Rules
• Office of Diversion Control

National Drug Intelligence Center

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

National Institutes of Health

• Pain Consortium

National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health

Office of National Drug Control Policy Updates

• Methadone fact sheet
• New Healthcare Codes to Enhance Preventive Medicine -Codes Will Mainstream Substance Abuse Screening And Intervention In Healthcare Settings     
• Information about OxyContin  

US FDA - Center for Drug Evaluation & Research

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Knowledge Application Program (KAP)