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by Susan Kim | Apr 28, 2021 | News
The Biden administration aims to make buprenorphine, a drug proven to help people with opioid addiction, more available. President Biden says new federal guidelines released Tuesday will allow far more medical practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine, a drug proven to...
by Susan Kim | Mar 18, 2021 | News
The recent death of 16-year-old Southern California resident Sam Berman to an accidental drug overdose has garnered more attention than most teen tragedies. Sam’s mother, Laura Berman, is a nationally known author and relationship expert who has appeared on a variety...
by RxSafe Marin | Oct 22, 2020 | News, Opioid Epidemic
The Justice Department announced on Wednesday a global settlement of civil and criminal investigations into Purdue Pharma’s aggressive marketing of opioid medications, including OxyContin. Federal officials have long maintained Purdue’s actions helped fuel...
by RxSafe Marin | Sep 3, 2020 | News
Our county is not yet safe from the scourge of Corona-virus, despite some counties opening their businesses and relaxing social distancing guidelines, as an organization dedicated to the health and safety of our citizenry, RxSafe Marin is compelled to remind you that...
by RxSafe Marin | Aug 3, 2020 | News, Public Health Advisory
By Susan Kim, AmeriCorps VISTA with RxSafe Marin Experts say the COVID-19-19 pandemic disproportionately affects vulnerable at-risk communities and when I first learned about the COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin State Prison, I wondered if this is what they meant....
by RxSafe Marin | Jul 21, 2020 | News, Opioid Epidemic
A bipartisan piece of legislation, the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act (S. 3067/H.R. 5172), has been languishing in the House of Representatives since last November. The bill proposes a few important changes to the way Medicare covers...
