by RxSafe Marin | Mar 18, 2019 | Events, Opioid Epidemic
Saturday, March 23, 2019 1:00pm – 3:00pm Marin County Office of Education 1111 Las Gallinas Ave., San Rafael, CA America’s prescription drug and illegal opioid overdose crisis, including fentanyl, is affecting almost every community in Marin County. Join us to...
by RxSafe Marin | Jan 23, 2019 | California, Drug and Needle Disposal, Naloxone, News, Opioid Epidemic, Public Health Advisory
A recent surge in fentanyl overdoses in Marin County and beyond has prompted an urgent local initiative to make the antidote drug naloxone more available to the public through pharmacies. Dr. Jeff DeVido of Marin County Health and Human Services holds up an intranasal...
by RxSafe Marin | Jan 1, 2019 | California, Drug and Needle Disposal, Naloxone, News, Opioid Epidemic
In this Issue: This Is What Happens to Your Brain on Opioids I County Urges Pharmacies to Sell Overdose Antidote I Pharmacy Letter I Marin Doctor Linked to Opioid Racket I North Bay Mother Shares Heartbreaking Story of Addiction After Losing Son I National Drug Facts...
by RxSafe Marin | Dec 1, 2018 | California, Drug and Needle Disposal, Events, News, Opioid Epidemic
In this Issue: New Year’s Resolutions|Wall of Change| Mandatory CURES Use I New California Opioid Legislation Read the RxSafe Marin December 2018 newsletter. ...
by RxSafe Marin | Nov 1, 2018 | California, Drug and Needle Disposal, Events, News, Opioid Epidemic, Volunteers
In this Issue: Marin City Clinic I Take Back I Naloxone Funding I Senior Outreach I Schools Read the RxSafe Marin November 2018 newsletter.
by RxSafe Marin | Oct 17, 2018 | Drug and Needle Disposal, Events, Opioid Epidemic
DEA Drug Take-Back Day is October 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. San Rafael, CA – The opioid abuse crisis is a national phenomenon these days – there’s even a White House webpage devoted to it – but it’s been lingering in Marin County for decades. One in four Marin adults...
by RxSafe Marin | Oct 10, 2018 | California, Drug and Needle Disposal, News
Pharma companies to fund drug take-back program across California San Rafael, CA – County of Marin officials had reason to feel pride recently when California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 212, which establishes a statewide program to collect unused and...
by RxSafe Marin | Oct 9, 2018 | California, Drug and Needle Disposal, News
California Leads the Nation On Safe Drug and Needle Disposal with SB 212 (Sacramento, CA) – The California State Senate unanimously, on a vote of 39-0, passed SB 212 (Senator Jackson, Assembly member’s Ting and Gray), which will establish a comprehensive statewide...
by RxSafe Marin | Oct 1, 2018 | California, Drug and Needle Disposal, Events, News, Opioid Epidemic
In this Issue: The Changing Face of the Opioid Epidemic – September 12, 2018 Dominican Event Life-saving kits urged as tool to help combat Marin’s opioid epidemic Mandatory CURES Use Begins Read the RxSafe Marin October 2018 newsletter. The Changing Face of the...
by RxSafe Marin | Sep 6, 2018 | Events, Opioid Epidemic
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...
