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RxStory

Michaela Massoletti shares her RxStory personal struggle with addiction, growing up as a teen in Marin, and how RxSafe Marin provides a way to overcome the epidemic of prescription drug misuse and abuse.

Get Involved

RxSafe Marin is a broad-based community coalition dedicated to reducing harm from prescription drug abuse and saving lives.

PREVENT

Prevent addiction and harm by using strategies such as

fewer new starts on long-term opioid use
opioids used for fewer diagnoses, shorter durations, and lower doses
upstream prevention and education

MANAGE

Manage chronic pain safely by using strategies such as

alternative pain therapies
slowly tapering high dosages to safer dosages
limiting opioids and sedatives

TREAT

Treat addiction by using strategies such as

medications for addiction treatment (MAT)
reduce stigma

STOP

Stop overdose deaths by using strategies such as

naloxone
needle exchanges
supervised injection sites

News

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Nov 29, 2019 | Opioid Epidemic, Outreach

The next National Prescription Drug Take Back-Day will be April 25, 2020. National Take-Back Day is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs. The October 2019 Take Back Day brought in 882,919 pounds (almost 442...