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
Drugs, Death & Discussion: Time to Talk About Overdose
Redwood High’s Morgan Salzer has put together an informative and defiant piece in their school paper in response to the death of a former student, Trevor Leopold. While deaths and overdoses from prescription pills have fallen in recent years due to various efforts of...
Resources
Substance User Services, Provider Resources and Additional Data
Resources
Know The Risks – Posters (PDF)
Download Know the Risks Poster – Adult
Download Know the Risks Poster – Youth
Afiche ‘Conozca Los Riesgos’ – Mayor
Afiche ‘Conozca Los Riesgos’ – Joven