Resources to learn more
Trusted sites:
- Partnership for a Drug Free America Website
www.drugfree.org 
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Website
www.samhsa.gov
- Time to Talk Website - drug education
www.timetotalk.org
- 2008 National Drug Control Policy
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/03/20080301.html 
- Parents. The Anti Drug Website
www.theantidrug.com
- Food and Drug Administration Website
www.fda.gov 
- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
www.dea.gov
Published articles on diversion prevention
The following list of resources provides access or references to published information on successful strategies for controlling drug diversion.
- Prevention of Controlled Substance Diversion-Scope, Strategy, and Tactics
A series of articles on drug diversion published in Hospital Pharmacy journal
- Diversion in the Pharmacy
Brian O'Neal and Jerry Siegel, Hospital Pharmacy February 2007, Volume 42, Number 02
- Code N: Multidisciplinary Approach to Proactive Drug Diversion Prevention
Jerry Siegel and Brian O'Neal, Hospital Pharmacy, March 2007 Volume 42, Number 3, pp 244-248
- Diversion in the Operating Room
Brian O'Neal, Kristen Bass and Jerry Siegel, Hospital Pharmacy, April 2007, Volume 42, Number 04
- The Investigative Process
Jerry Siegel, Carol Wierwille and Brian O'Neal, Hospital Pharmacy, May 2007, Volume 42, Number 05
- Use of Diversion Detection Software
Brian O'Neal and Jerry Siegel, Hospital Pharmacy, June 2007, Volume 42, Number 06
- Code N: the intervention process
Jerry Siegel and Brian O'Neal, Hospital Pharmacy, July 2007, Volume 42, Number 07
Other articles of interest:
- A Novel Approach to Monitoring the Diversion of Controlled Substances: The Role of the Pharmacy Compliance Officer
Kent Fleming, Deborah Boyle, W.J. Billie Lent, Jesse Carpenter and Connie Linck
Hospital Pharmacy, March 2007 Vol 42, No. 3
- A Comprehensive Guide to Preventing Controlled Substance Diversion- An Interdisciplinary and Technological Approach
Mitch G. Sobel, Pharmacy Purchasing & Products, Vol. 2, No. 6, 2006
- Use of Automated Controlled Substance Cabinets for Detection of Diversion in US Hospitals: A National Study
Karren Crowson, Mary Monk-Tutor, Hospital Pharmacy, November 2007 Vol. 40, No. 11. 2005
Headlines
- Study sees prescription drug abuse at colleges – March 3, 2008
www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSN0335757320080303 
- Many Americans Recognize Risks Of Prescription Drugs, Poll Finds – March 3, 2008
online.wsj.com/article_email/SB120421481516300105-lMyQjAxMDI4MDA0NDIwMTQ0Wj.html 