by RxSafe Marin | May 28, 2020 | News
Fatalities resulting from suicide, drug and alcohol poisoning, along with alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis, are often categorized as deaths of despair. As many as 75,000 Americans could die because of drugs or suicide as a result of the corona-virus pandemic...
by RxSafe Marin | May 23, 2020 | News, Opioid Epidemic
In the past 20 years, the opioid epidemic has washed over the country in waves. Waves caused by Oxycontin, over-prescribing prescription opioids, switching from prescription drugs to heroin & synthetic opioids. Three waves are tied to different forms of opioids...
by RxSafe Marin | May 19, 2020 | News, Opioid Epidemic
It seems like whenever the world gets a handle on one specific drug that is causing problems, a new one shows up that needs to be addressed. We all know how the original opioid problem came to fruition; people got addicted to pills, the pills lead to heroin, the...
by RxSafe Marin | May 1, 2020 | News
To combat the opioid epidemic, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) implemented the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Project. The Project aims to increase access to MAT, reduce unmet treatment needs, and reduce opioid overdose-related...
by RxSafe Marin | Apr 29, 2020 | News
How Stigmatizing Language Hinders Treatment How would you react if one of your coworkers told you that they had a problem with alcohol? What if your neighbor confided they were addicted to a prescription opioid? Would you be angry or ashamed if your spouse revealed...
by RxSafe Marin | Apr 25, 2020 | News
As Covid-19 sweeps across the community, many are afraid for the health of ourselves and loved ones. People are forced to put their work and incomes on hold, homeschooling kids and everyone everywhere must stay away from social situations. It’s scary, isolating, and...
