Using Data on Prescription Drug Misuse to Inform Prevention Efforts on Campus: A Panel Discussion Anne McDaniel, PhD, Senior Associate Director, Center for the Study of Student Life, The Ohio State University Ann Addington, M.Ed, Assistant Director of Health Promotion, Tobacco, Other Drugs and Recovery Programs, Ohio University Mary Jo Desprez, MA, Director, Wolverine Wellness, University of Michigan Ginny Williams, MA, PCC, Assistant Director Counseling Services, The University of Findlay

Overview Brief Overview of CPDS Key Findings from CPDS Panel Discussion

History of the College Prescription Drug Study Developed in collaboration between the Ohio State University’s College of Pharmacy and the Office of the Student Life in 2009 Administered at Ohio State in 2009 and 2011 First multi-institutional administration in 2015 as partnership between HECAOD and Center for the Study of Student Life

The College Prescription Drug Study Administrated to 8 colleges during Spring 2015 Additional college administered survey in Autumn 2015 Random samples of undergraduates and graduate/ professional students Anonymous survey

The College Prescription Drug Study 27,495 invited, 3,642 responded Response rate: 13.2% Varied from 6.3%-33.6% across campuses Ohio state, ohio university, pace, st cloud state, findlay, michigan, mississippi, ysu

The College Prescription Drug Study Survey Topics Pain medications, sedatives and stimulants Frequency and reasons for use Access Consequences of use Perceived use by other students Demographics

Key Findings

Prevalence of Misuse

Reasons for Misuse

Consequences of Misuse

Misuse, Alcohol and Other Drugs

Questions for Panelists

Questions for Panelists What prescription drug misuse prevention initiatives are happening on your campus? What’s working? What’s not? How have you used the data from the CPDS or other assessments to inform prevention efforts on your campus? How do you get buy-in across campus to tackle this issue? What successes have you had? Any obstacles?

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