Marin County Office of Education and OD Free Marin, in collaboration with Song for Charlie, hosted an in-person screening of “Drugs in the Age of Fentanyl” followed by a panel discussion.
From rehabnet.com The opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across the United States. Provisional data for 2024 released in 2025 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Vital Statistics System predicts a decline in drug overdose deaths compared to previous years. Yet the numbers remain alarmingly high, with about 87,000 overdose deaths recorded between…
Helping those you care about during challenging times TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 5:30-7:00 PM at the Mill Valley COMMUNITY CENTER (free event) Heart of the Village in partnership with the Marin County Suicide Prevention Collaborative invites you to join in this unique, transformative experience. An evening of discussion and role playing on peer-to-peer support with mental…
By Jan Hoffman | The New York Times Three teenage girls were found slumped in a car in the parking lot of a rural Tennessee high school last month, hours before graduation ceremonies. Two were dead from fentanyl overdoses. The third, a 17-year-old, was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Two days later, she…
Have you ever gone to a Marin pharmacy to pick up a life-saving medication, only to be shamed by the person at the counter, told you shouldn’t still be on that drug, or made to feel like a burden? If you’re taking buprenorphine, suboxone, or another medication for addiction treatment (MAT), this may sound all…
An article from the Marin Independent Journal features Kate Kennedy Scott, program coordinator for OD Free Marin, and Ken Olshansky with the Marin Medical Reserve Corps, at the Episcopal Community Services’ Inaugural Health Fair on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.024. “Vendors at the fair included the Ritter Center’s Mobile Clinic, Downtown Streets Team, United Way Bay…
By Matt Willis and Vikki Garrod Every five to six days we lose a Marin resident to an accidental overdose. This is more than twice the rate of five years ago. The primary driver? Fentanyl. The public health crisis of overdose in Marin demands urgent action and community-wide strategies. We learned from our COVID-19 response…