Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has developed a website and toolkit to help with resources regarding drug and alcohol issues, http://maa.dshs.wa.gov/pharmacy/ToolKit.htm

Interagency Guideline on Opioid Dosing for Chronic Non-cancer Pain, http://www.agencymeddirectors.wa.gov/opioiddosing.asp

Health of Washington State, Chapters Alcohol Abuse and Dependence and Drug Abuse and Dependence in the Major Risk and Protective Factors section, and Poisoning in Injury and Violence section, http://www.doh.wa.gov/HWS/HWS2007.htm

Northwest Product Stewardship Council, Take Back Your Meds Program,  http://www.takebackyourmeds.org/

The Use and Abuse of Prescription Type Opiates in Washington State, http://depts.washington.edu/adai/pubs/arb/PrescriptionOpiates_March30_2007.pdf

Washington State Injury and Violence Prevention Guide, Poisoning and Drug Overdose Chapter, http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/emstrauma/injury/pubs/icpg/DOH530090Poison.pdf

Washington Poison Center (www.wapc.org)

National

Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network: Are your prescriptions safe?
http://www.nattc.org/topics/RxAbuse/docs/safemeds.pdf

CDC Fact Sheet: Poisoning in the United States: http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Poisoning/poisoning-factsheet.htm

CDC Fact Sheet: Protect the Ones You Love: http://ww.cdc.gov/safechild/poisoning/index.html  

CDC Fact Sheet: Tips to Prevent Poisonings: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/poisonprevention.htm

CDC's Issue Brief: Unintentional Drug Poisoning in the United States: http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Poisoning/brief.htm