CANHR is pleased to announce the release of Toxic Medicine: What You Should Know to Fight the Misuse of Psychoactive Drugs in Nursing Homes. The new guidebook covers all of the basics regarding psychoactive drugs in nursing homes, from a description of their uses and side effects to an examination of the applicable laws. Most importantly, the guide gives practical tips for nursing home residents or their family members to prevent misuse of psychoactive drugs.

You can read and print the guide for FREE by clicking:

http://canhr.org/reports/2010/Toxic_Medicine.pdf

Releasing the guide is just the first stage of CANHR's 2010 Campaign to End Inappropriate Drugging of California Nursing Home Residents. In the next few weeks, we will announce additional actions we are taking to fight this epidemic and let you know how you can help. Stay tuned for details.

Please help us get word out about this valuable resource by distributing the guide or forwarding this message to anyone you believe may be interested. If you have the time, we sure would like to know what you think.

To send your feedback or for more information, please contact Mike
Connors (Michael@canhr.org) or Tony Chicotel (tony@canhr.org).

(visit CANHR's web site at http://www.canhr.org)