PEAC Maryland

06/29/2015

PEAC Maryland is extending its 30 Days of PEAC fundraising drive until July 20th! Please join in and support PEAC today!
http://www.peacmaryland.org/make-a-difference.html

Your $250, $500, $1000 or other contribution will allow us to continue serving the pharmacy community through substance use education, monitoring and more. We greatly appreciate any support you are willing to give, thank you.

06/09/2015

"They found about 240 million people around the world are dependent on alcohol, more than a billion people smoke, and about 15 million people use injection drugs, such as he**in...."

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) provides education, information, help and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention and treatment through offices in New York and Washington, and a nationwide network of Affiliates.

05/30/2015

Retweeted Pharmacy Times ():

ICYMI: Drug Abusers Can Sue , State Court Rules - http://t.co/ZT0LtjYRcN

West Virginia’s highest appellate court recently ruled prescription drug abusers can sue pharmacists for enabling their addictions.

05/30/2015

NCADD releases statement on powdered alcohol...and we concur.

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) provides education, information, help and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention and treatment through offices in New York and Washington, and a nationwide network of Affiliates.

05/11/2015

The latest PEAC Post is out!

Legend: p = pharmacist, t = technician * - The 18 cases carried into FY2014 are all pharmacists. ** - At the end of FY2014 the 19 cases are all pharmacistsOutreach: Presentations about the Pharmacists Rehabilitation Committee as described in HO § 12-317, the Duty-To-Report requirement described i…

04/27/2015

Our thoughts and prayers go out to employees, public and police at the CVS on North Ave and Pennsylvania in Baltimore

04/15/2015

Are we surprised?

FACT: Nearly half of young people who inject he**in reported abusing prescription opioids before starting to use he**in. http://ow.ly/KjwSJ

04/15/2015

Central Maryland today, the rest of the regions later this month

04/06/2015

The latest issue of the PEAC Post is here!

On March 26, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Burwell announced a targeted initiative aimed at reducing prescription opioid and he**in related overdose, death and dependence. The President’s FY 2016 budget includes critical investments to intensify efforts to reduce opioid misuse and a…

03/02/2015

PEAC Responds: A Pharmacist Rehabilitation Committee Should Retain its Majority Pharmacist Structure!

by Tony Tommasello, Pharmacist, PhD Executive Director, PEAC On May 18, 1995 the Maryland State legislature passed Health Occupations Act HO 12-317 establishing the Pharmacist Rehabilitation Committee (PRC) defining it as “a group the majority of which is comprised of pharmacists (emphasis added) th…

02/09/2015

PEAC Maryland's latest issue of the PEAC Post newsletter

by Lauren DupontOne of the most influential characters on the television show, Sons of Anarchy, dies unexpectedly from an overdose of co***ne laced with fentanyl. Sadly, situations like these are not completely fictionalized by Hollywood dramatists. A Medscape Medical News Article published in Dec…

02/03/2015

Synthetic Ma*****na - Nothing Like Real Ma*****na?

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) provides education, information, help and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention and treatment through offices in New York and Washington, and a nationwide network of Affiliates.