by RxSafe Marin | Jul 30, 2020 | Opioid Epidemic
There are significant barriers to Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) in the medical industry and pharmacy settings even though buprenorphine is championed as a successful treatment for patients because it satisfies neurological needs for opioids. Opioid Use Disorder...
by RxSafe Marin | Jul 24, 2020 | Mental Health
The Marin County Employee Assistance Program (EAP) partnered with Kaiser to offer a webinar focusing on practical coping skills to help navigate these exasperating times. Coping with COVID is a free sixty-minute webinar that provides not just coping tips but provides...
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...
by RxSafe Marin | Jul 14, 2020 | Mental Health, Outreach
Buckelew Programs will be hosting a new suicide loss survivor’s support group starting July 8, 2020. The death of a loved one by suicide presents unique problems in grieving. Along with the shock and sorrow that accompany the sudden loss of someone vitally important...
by RxSafe Marin | Jul 13, 2020 | Mental Health, News
The Marin Independent Journal, our local Marin-based newspaper, has recently released an article detailing how this pandemic has affected our collective mental health. There has been a 44% increase in cases being delivered to the newly renovated Marin Health...
by RxSafe Marin | Jun 30, 2020 | Mental Health, Opioid Epidemic
By Susan Kim, Americorps VISTA RxSafe Marin I’ve noticed a few PSA style ads for opioid treatment, mental health and stigma. Even beloved children’s show Sesame Street has created a series of videos that feature 6-year-old Karli whose mom is struggling with addiction....
by RxSafe Marin | Jun 26, 2020 | Events, Mental Health
Marin County health officials know that living through a pandemic is scary, and without the support of the community it is easy to feel isolated. That’s why Behavioral Health and Recovery Services has launched a Mental Health and Wellness Summer Series. Included in...
by RxSafe Marin | Jun 16, 2020 | Events, Mental Health
Stanford’s Toolkit Team Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is excited to announce a new webinar just for youth, by youth, called “You-th Speak: Staying Healthy and Strong During the Uncertain Times.” Attendees will interact with their peers on the subject of coping...
by RxSafe Marin | Jun 15, 2020 | Opioid Epidemic, Outreach
Alcohol Justice is a local community partner that has been a part of Marin for almost 40 years, starting out as the “Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems”. In 2011 they re-branded to Alcohol Justice, to reflect their main...
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...
