by RxSafe Marin | May 25, 2020 | Opioid Epidemic, Outreach
Join us on June 1st for the showing of the film, “The First Day: A Focus On The Beginning” is a film about Chris Herren, a former professional basket ball player and person struggling with addiction to prescription painkillers. Mr. Herren has been...
by RxSafe Marin | Apr 29, 2020 | Opioid Epidemic, Outreach
In early 2006, health officials first learned of the growing opioid crisis when top US scientists, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institutes of Health warned government officials of the imminent health crisis and called for urgent action...
by RxSafe Marin | Apr 3, 2020 | Outreach
Dr. Gail D’Onofrio who chairs Yale’s Department of Emergency Medicine, works to improve outcomes for people with opioid use disorder, and she’s on a crusade against stigma for a simple reason: social fear hinders treatment. “The number-one reason why people don’t go...
by RxSafe Marin | Mar 30, 2020 | Mental Health, Outreach
From 1999–2018, the Opioid Epidemic killed almost 450,000 Americans. Drug overdose deaths topped 67,000 in 2018, making it a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. Two out of three drug overdose deaths in 2018 involved an opioid. US officials...
by RxSafe Marin | Mar 28, 2020 | News, Outreach
The Spahr Center will continue to operate the Marin County Syringe Access Program and provide harm reduction services. COVID-19 social distancing rules prohibit providing services inside facility buildings at following three regular locations, Wellness Center on...
by RxSafe Marin | Mar 5, 2020 | Opioid Epidemic, Outreach
As I hope many of you know, March has been designated as Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month since 2014. The California State Senate adopted the resolution after it became apparent the Opioid Epidemic had made its way into California. In 2009 alone, it was...
