Pharmacists
The Pharmacists Teach program is designed to provide CVS Pharmacists resources to bring Dose of Knowledge into the classroom and spark the conversation around substance misuse, medication safety and mental health.
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Pharmacist Training Webinar
Learn teaching best-practices from the experts at Discovery Education and prepare to use standards-aligned resources from Dose of Knowledge to spark the conversation around substance misuse in the classroom.
Grades K–5
Medication Safety (K–2)
Grades K–2
Video
5:14 min
Meet Dani, a CVS Pharmacist who will explain what medications are, how to make sure medicines are taken safely and what to do in case of an emergency.
Lesson
45-60 min
Students will be introduced to the power of medicine and the importance of medication safety. They will learn about prescription medicine, over-the-counter medicine, and vitamins, and they will understand what to do in case of an emergency.
Grades 6–8
Mental Health (6–12)
Grades 6–12
Video
4:47 min
Meet James, a CVS pharmacist who will talk to students about benzodiazepines, a class of drugs that may be used to treat the most severe types of anxiety, and how they can be dangerous if misused or combined with other substances.
Lesson
45-60 min
Students will learn that mental health is a key component of overall health, review strategies to support their mental health, and explore the effects stress, anxiety, and depression can have on the brain and body. Students will learn about the role prescription medications can play in the treatment of anxiety and depression and review the risks associated with misusing prescription medications or other substances.
Grades 9–12
Mental Health (6–12)
Grades 6–12
Video
4:47 min
Meet James, a CVS pharmacist who will talk to students about benzodiazepines, a class of drugs that may be used to treat the most severe types of anxiety, and how they can be dangerous if misused or combined with other substances.
Lesson
45-60 min
Students will learn that mental health is a key component of overall health, review strategies to support their mental health, and explore the effects stress, anxiety, and depression can have on the brain and body. Students will learn about the role prescription medications can play in the treatment of anxiety and depression and review the risks associated with misusing prescription medications or other substances.
About Pharmacists Teach
CVS Health created Pharmacists Teach in 2015 to bring pharmacists into the classroom to help educate the public about the challenges surrounding substance misuse. The Pharmacists Teach program has now been expanded to include Dose of Knowledge, a program created in partnership with Discovery Education to provide standards-aligned resources to educators and pharmacists across the U.S. The Pharmacists Teach program strives to reach nearly 2M students by 2023 and to empower students across the country to make healthy choices to prevent the misuse of prescription and illicit drugs.