Government Resources/Information

Talking with Your Healthcare Provider
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/issues/spring11/articles/spring11pg8.html

Ten Tips to Prevent an Accidental Overdose
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm253338.htm

Combating Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Drugs: Q&A with Michael Klein, Ph.D.
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm220112.htm

National Institute of Drug Abuse: Prescription Drugs
http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/prescription-medications

Drug Disposal
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/index.html

How to Dispose of Unused Medicines
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm101653.htm

Your Medicine: Play It Safe (with pill card)
http://archive.ahrq.gov/consumer/safemeds/safemeds.htm

The Buzz Takes Your Breath Away--Permanently. Misuse of Prescription Pain Relievers Can Kill You
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/UCM177032.pdf

Put Your Medicines Up and Away and Out of Sight
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/MedicationStorage/

NIH Pain Intensity Scales:

0 – 10 Numeric Rating Scale
http://painconsortium.nih.gov/pain_scales/NumericRatingScale.pdf

Wong–Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale
http://painconsortium.nih.gov/pain_scales/Wong-Baker_Faces.pdf

COMFORT Scale
http://painconsortium.nih.gov/pain_scales/COMFORT_Scale.pdf

CRIES Pain Scale
http://painconsortium.nih.gov/pain_scales/CRIESPainScale.pdf

FLACC Scale
http://painconsortium.nih.gov/pain_scales/FLACCScale.pdf

Checklist of Non-Verbal Indicators (CNVI)
http://painconsortium.nih.gov/pain_scales/ChecklistofNonverbal.pdf