A recent report from the Government Accountability Office calls on federal agencies to do a better job of coordinating and assessing the effectiveness of programs to educate prescribers and the public about prescription drug abuse.
The December 2011 report, "Prescription Pain Reliever Abuse: Agencies Have Begun Coordinating Education Efforts, but Need to Assess Effectiveness" notes that while all agencies have established measures to monitor the implementation and functional elements of their education programs, only ONDCP and NIH have established or are planning to set up ways to evaluate the impact of their efforts on audiences’ knowledge, attitudes and behavior.
Source: The Partnership at DrugFree.org
For local data and resources about prescription medication abuse in Washington state and its counties, see Washington State Substance Use Data & Resources on the ADAI website.
