Author: OD Free Marin

  • NY Times Magazine Features Public Health Institute’s Bridge Center on Buprenorphine as an Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction

    Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)

    PHI’s Bridge saves lives by making it possible for people who use drugs to get treatment at any hospital—whenever and wherever they need it. Today, emergency rooms across the country implementing the Bridge program provide thousands of patients with equitable, accessible evidence-based care.  Moises Velasquez-Manoff of The New York Times Magazine spent 18 months observing PHI’s Bridge…

  • State overdose deaths drop

    California, OD Update

    Follows explosion of drug fatalities during pandemic Source: Marin Independent Journal  Overdose deaths in California have significantly decreased for nine consecutive months, following a surge in fatalities during the pandemic, with a 17% drop from the peak in August 2023. Experts attribute this decline to a combination of factors, including expanded addiction treatment, public awareness…

  • Larkspur supportive housing hosts health fair

    Events, Marin County, Naloxone

    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…

  • Potential public health risk among individuals ordering counterfeit prescription medications from online pharmacies

    Fentanyl

    From The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is informing public health officials, clinicians, and affected patients, their families, and caregivers about a potential public health risk among individuals ordering what they believe to be prescription medications from online pharmacies. On September 30, 2024, the U.S….

  • Marin parent set to pedal to Farallones in daughter’s memory

    Fentanyl, Marin County

    An article in the Oct 3, 2024 edition of the Marin Independent Journal about a Mill Valley mom, Jessica Schiller, who biked to the Farallon Islands to honor her daughter Naomi, who died from fentanyl poisoning in 2022. “We’re always looking for new ways to raise awareness about fentanyl, and Jessica certainly found one,” said…

  • Marin County adds more naloxone vending machines [Marin IJ]

    Marin County, Naloxone

    By Richard Halstead | Marin Independent Journal Marin County is redoubling its efforts to get naloxone into the hands of people who need it to prevent drug overdoses. Over the summer, the county added three new vending machines that supply naloxone kits free of charge, increasing the number of machines in the county to eight….

  • Free naloxone vending machines added in Marin County (SF Chronicle)

    Marin County, Naloxone

    Vending machines that dispense free naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse the effects of opioid overdoses, have been installed throughout Marin County, public health officials announced Tuesday.  The installation comes ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday, and it’s part of the county’s effort to reduce opioid overdoses, the county’s leading cause of…

  • New Naloxone Vending Machines to Combat Overdose Crisis in Marin County

    Marin County, Naloxone, News Release

    The promotion coincides with International Overdose Awareness Day. Marin County, CA — In a concerted effort to address the ongoing overdose crisis and in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, Marin County Health & Human Services Department, OD Free Marin, and community partners have announced the installation of additional free naloxone vending…