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
YOU ARE INVITED: The Changing Face of the Opioid Epidemic with Dr. Dan Ciccarone & Local Panel Discussion
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Time: 11am - 1pm. Doors open at 10:30am Location: Dominican University of California, Angelico Hall 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 The Changing Face of the Opioid Epidemic with Dr. Dan Ciccarone & local panel...
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