by RxSafe Marin | Jan 31, 2020 | News, Opioid Epidemic
In 2019, there were 13 fentanyl-related overdose deaths in Marin County, more than all prior years combined.Similar increases are being seen regionally. Overdose victims may have been unaware of the emergence of fentanyl-laced compounds in the Bay Area drug supply and...
by RxSafe Marin | Jan 28, 2020 | Opioid Epidemic, Public Health Advisory
Dear Colleagues: The increased availability of illicitly-produced fentanyl, fentanyl-compounds, and fake pills is an emerging and ongoing threat to public health and safety. In 2019, there were 13 fentanyl-related deaths in Marin County, more than all prior years...
by RxSafe Marin | Jan 22, 2020 | Opioid Epidemic, Public Health Advisory
Estimados padres: Esta carta es para informarles sobre la mayor disponibilidad de Fentanyl como una amenaza continua para la salud y la seguridad pública. En 2019, hubo 13 muertes por sobredosis relacionadas con Fentanyl en el condado de Marin, más que todos los años...
by RxSafe Marin | Jan 22, 2020 | Opioid Epidemic, Public Health Advisory
Dear Parents: This letter is to inform you about the increased availability of fentanyl as an ongoing threat to public health and safety. In 2019, there were 13 fentanyl related overdose deaths in Marin County, more than all prior years combined. Similar increases are...
by RxSafe Marin | Dec 17, 2019 | News, Opioid Epidemic
Redwood High’s Morgan Salzer has put together an informative and defiant piece in their school paper in response to the death of a former student, Trevor Leopold. While deaths and overdoses from prescription pills have fallen in recent years due to various efforts of...
by RxSafe Marin | Nov 29, 2019 | Opioid Epidemic, Outreach
The next National Prescription Drug Take Back-Day will be April 25, 2020. National Take-Back Day is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs. The October 2019 Take Back Day brought in 882,919 pounds (almost 442...
