Although approved in December, the website for the Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research (PREMIER) Center is live! uh.edu/pharmacy/resea…

A new UH Pharmacy service will address prescription drug misuse as overdose deaths continue to rise. bit.ly/2Wh6JHZ

$3.3 million award to Dr. James Thornton (Pharmacy) to improve health outcomes for Texans...congratulations!!

Excited to present on community pharmacy and the Texas PMP to a great crowd at the 10th Annual Community Drug Awareness Day Conference on the beautiful Houston Community College Central campus.

It's always a good day to be reminded that I got where I am because a great education was available for $50 a semester at the University of Houston (go Cougars!). We need to cancel student debt and make college free for everyone who wants it.

CHC Director Mike Mackert joined a panel with Marc Fleming, Doug Thornton, & Kasey Strey at Texas DSHS Grand Rounds on Wednesday. They discussed the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program and examined free tools to aid patient conversations about opioid use, misuse, & safe disposal.

Excited to be virtually presenting, “Searching for an Answer: Identifying Disparities by Analyzing Linked PDMP Query and Fill Data” cdmcd.co/EpgrjX #RxSummit2020

The US was faring better against the #opioid epidemic headed into 2020. But #COVID19 burdened drug addiction and abuse patients in a way never seen before. The latest from our one-year #COVID19 feature series: hcplive.com/view/crises-fu…

FORE is proud to announce $2 million in new grants to UH Pharmacy, Howard University, & University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy to address #pharmacy-level barriers to medications for #opioid use disorder, & to @ACEPNow to provide intensive support to #emergencydepartment clinicians to treat OUD! forefdn.org/new-fore-grant…