Varied Abilities: Adults with Disabilities - Pharm Crisis: Prescription Medication Abuse

by McMillen Health

Participants will learn about prescription
medication, what prescription medication abuse is, and side effects of
medication. Activities include identifying who participants can take medication
from and who they cannot.

Program Rating

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About This Program

Cost

Point to Point: $210.00
Point to Point Premium: $195.00

Schedule 5 of the same program on the same day and one will be free! Please include a purchase order number when you submit a reservation. Bridging fees will be paid by the customer. An invoice will be sent after successful delivery of each program. A 1.5% late charge will be added 30 days after the invoice date. Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours prior to your confirmed videoconference date to avoid billing. Payment is due in full upon receipt of the invoice. Checks should be made to McMillen Health in US Dollars. Non-payment will result in the denial of further registration from your organization.

Length

45 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Adult Learners

Minimum participants:

Maximum participants:

For optimum interactivity, we suggest no more than 35 students but there is no absolute maximum.

Primary Disciplines

Family & Consumer Science, Health & Physical Education

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)

Booking Information

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

A full fee will be charged to sites that cancel with less than 24 hours notice. We will not charge for programs cancelled due to natural causes or if there are technical problems that do not allow a connection.

About This Provider

McMillen Health

Fort Wayne, IN
United States

McMillen Health provides health education to over 60,000 youth and adults a year. Our professional health educators are experts in the health education field and are prepared to answer any questions your students can think of! Create excitement and encourage youth to make healthy lifestyle choices when you participate in one of our programs. When you partner with McMillen Health, we provide up-to-date, engaging and fun-filled programs that were developed to align with the National Health Education Standards and the Indiana Health and Wellness Standards. Our programs add to, and reinforce, your lesson plans. Schedule 4 programs in one day and receive the 5th free!

Contact:
Twila Smith
schedule@mcmillenhealth.org
8882407268

Program Details

Format

1. This program begins with defining what prescription
medication abuse is
2. Then participants learn what an overdose is and what
opioids are
3. We discuss who it ok to take medication from and who
its not
4. Participants engage in an activity to identify what pills
are real and which ones are fake
5. Participants will review key points about proper
procedures for medication use

Objectives

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

1. Define medication abuse as using a medication in a
way that is different from how your doctor told you to
use it.
2. Define overdose as taking a dangerously high amount
of a drug or medication
3. List two times when it is okay to take a prescription
medication.
4. Name at least 2 people it is okay to accept medication
from.
5. Define side effects as other effects we may feel when
we take a medication.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

National Health Education Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Visit www.mcmillenhealth.org for more information or call (888) 240-7268.

State Standards

Please see our website at www.mcmillenhealth.org for the alignment to the Indiana Health and Wellness Standards as well as the US National Health Education Standards.