Santa Clara County Opioid Overdose Prevention Project

Please join us at the fifth annual International Overdose Awareness Day being held on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at the Cinelux movie theater on Tennant Avenue in Morgan Hill. we will be screaming the movie “Fentanyl High” at no cost to attendees of the event. there will be resources, vendors, food, music, speakers, and remembrance plantings to honor those lost. We look forward to seeing you.

A Longitudinal Multivariable Analysis: State Policies and Opioid Dispensing in Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Surgery - Journal of General Internal Medicine Background States have implemented policies to decrease clinically unnecessary opioid prescribing, but few studies have examined how state policies affect opioid dispensing rate trends for surgical patients. Objective To examine trends in the perioperative opioid dispensing rates for fee-for-service...

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“Narcotic Nightmare Game,” California and Hawaii A game in which players act as investigators, uncovering mysteries surrounding substance-related deaths. Players gather clues, analyze evidence, and piece to...

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The Impact of Fentanyl on the Opioid Crisis and Role of Social Workers Fentanyl has been permeating the illicit drug market causing an increase in dependency and high rates of overdose. The opioid crisis has been compounded with the increased misuse of fentanyl and the mixing of it with other dangerous substances.