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Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force
Established: September, 2012
Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force
Background:
Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force
Rx Task Force Mission:
To reduce the misuse and abuse of
controlled prescription drugs and
decrease the number of people addicted
to and deaths associated with these drugs
in the State of Indiana
Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force
Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force
Greg Zoeller, Attorney General
Chairman
Dr. Joan Duwve, State Department of Health
Vice Chairman
Task Force
Coordinators
Natalie Robinson
Michelle Sybesma
Education
Enforcement
INSPECT
Treatment
and Recovery
Take Back
Dr. Deborah McMahan
Chairman
Tim McClure
Chairman
Greg Pachmayr
Chairman
Steve McCaffrey
Chairman
Rep. Steve Davisson
Chairman
Abigail Kuzma
Vice Chairman
Elizabeth Kiefner
Vice Chairman
Laura Wilford
Vice Chairman
Mike Minglin
Vice Chairman
Allen Pope
Vice Chairman
Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force
Committee Overview
1. Education—Developing education materials about
appropriate prescribing and use of controlled
substances for medical providers and the public
2. Enforcement—Targeting criminal prescribing and
diversion
3. INSPECT—Ensuring sustainability and access to
Indiana’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
4. Take Back—Increasing availability of disposal sites for
unused controlled substances
5. Treatment & Recovery—Improving access to
treatment for those suffering from addiction
Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force
Accomplishments to Date
• Helped pass key legislation that helps in the fight
against Rx drug abuse
• Secured funding for the state prescription drug
monitoring program, INSPECT
• Developed a best prescribing practices toolkit for
physicians
• Researched appropriate Rx drug disposal options
• Educated law enforcement and health care providers at
the Third Annual Rx Drug Abuse Symposium
• Researched addiction treatment options and began
tackling the issue of neonatal abstinence syndrome
Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force
4th Annual Prescription Drug Abuse
Symposium
November 1, 2013
Westin, Downtown Indianapolis
Audience: State lawmakers, law enforcement,
pharmacists, healthcare providers, officials from
state and local agencies, and education providers.