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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

Community Members Encouraged to Attend Free Events Focused on Opioid + Substance Use Trends

Apr 13, 2019 | Drug and Needle Disposal, Events

Two free events April 25 and April 27 draw focus on troubling trend San Rafael, CA – Two free events coming up in Marin County are designed to increase awareness of the abuse of prescription drugs, which have reached alarming rates all over America. The Marin County...