Additional Resources

The Public Health Law Program provides selected resources for public health practitioners and their legal counsel.

State Laws on Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse

• Prescription Drug Overdose: State Laws, a website developed by CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and CDC’s Public Health Law Program, offers an overview of seven types of state laws designed to prevent the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs and highlights which US states have enacted them. This inventory depicts some of the legal and regulatory strategies states are using to address the epidemic.

Disclaimer: Information available on this website that was not developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not necessarily represent any CDC policy, position, or endorsement of that information or of its sources. The information contained on this website is not legal advice; if you have questions about a specific law or its application you should consult your legal counsel.