APhA Policy Manual

Innovative Approaches to Combating Pharmacy Crime

PHARMACY CRIME AND SECURITY

APhA encourages federal government agencies to provide mechanisms for supporting experimental, drug dependence, treatment programs based on principles of maintenance and/or detoxification.
2 APhA supports the development of a comprehensive educational program on drug use and misuse, starting with children in primary grades (kindergarten–grade 5).
APhA encourages pharmaceutical associations to work with state legislators in an effort to provide mandatory imprisonment for the theft of controlled substances and the restriction of bail for such crimes.