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Susan Kim of Novato, CA shares her RxStory of how she lost her son to a prescription drug overdose, the stigma that surrounds families of victims, and how RxSafe Marin is a great model for combating the issue.

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RxSafe Marin is a broad-based community coalition to reduce harm from prescription drug misuse and abuse, and to save 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

Help Fight the Opioid Crisis by Purging Unused Meds

Oct 17, 2018 | Drug and Needle Disposal, Events, Opioid Epidemic

DEA Drug Take-Back Day is October 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. San Rafael, CA – The opioid abuse crisis is a national phenomenon these days – there’s even a White House webpage devoted to it – but it’s been lingering in Marin County for decades. One in four Marin adults...