APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 30, 2013
The online application process for the next round of the Prescription Drug Abuse
Prevention Recognition Program is now open. Click on the "apply now" link above (or the postcard to the right) to submit your application and to win up to $10,000!
Before you begin your online application, please review the application instructions thoroughly. You can download a copy of the application instructions by clicking on the link below. The document also contains a copy of all of the application questions, so that you have a chance to review them before beginning your online application.
If after reviewing the application instructions you have any additional questions about the application process, or need any additional information about the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Recognition Program, please contact Crystal Swann on the USCM staff at (202) 861-6707 by telephone or cswann@usmayors.org by e-mail.
The Prescription
Drug Abuse Prevention Recognition Program is a part of the Safeguard My Meds initiative,
a national educational program from the National Community Pharmacists Association
and Purdue Pharma LP, in partnership with USCM, to increase awareness about the
importance of safe storage and disposal of prescription medicine in an effort
to reduce the risk of misuse and abuse.
RECENT NEWS:
The winners of the first round of awards/grants were announced in January 2013, during the 81st Winter Meeting of The United
States Conference of Mayors in Washington, DC:
 Accepting second place award for Baltimore at the 2013
Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Recognition Award presentation: left to
right, USCM CEO and Executive Director Tom Cochran, USCM President Philadelphia
Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Mario Do Right Foundation Co-Founder and Executive
Director Kevin Shird, Grammy nominated singer Mario Do Right Foundation Founder
Mario, Purdue Pharma State Government Affairs Vice President Alan Must, and
USCM Second Vice President Mesa Mayor Scott Smith. PHOTO CREDIT: The United States Conference of Mayors
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