National Coalition Against Prescription Drug AbusePosted on by April Rovero
Who We Are Board of Directors NCAPDA’s Board consists of individuals who are committed to preventing prescription drug misuse and abuse that can lead to addiction and overdose deaths. Most also perform staff roles in running NCAPDA’s operations. April Rovero – Founder/Executive Director April retired from Lucent Technologies as a National Program Management Director in 2001 after a 30-year career in telecommunications. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Masters Certificate in Program Management from Stephen’s Institute of Technology. April founded NCAPDA shortly after her son Joey’s accidental death on December 18, 2009, from an …Continue reading →
National Coalition Against Prescription Drug AbusePosted on by April Rovero
¡La Naloxona Puede Salvar Vidas! ¿Qué es la Naloxona? La naloxona es un medicamento que puede revertir rápidamente una sobredosis de analgésicos recetados o formas ilícitas de opioides como la heroína y el fentanilo. La naloxona está disponible en múltiples formas, incluida la inyección intramuscular, la autoinyección intramuscular y el aerosol nasal. La naloxona no afecta a las personas que no tienen opioides en su sistema y no es un tratamiento para el trastorno por consumo de opioides. Puede ser eficaz con analgésicos recetados, como oxicodona (OxyContin®) e hidrocodona (Vicodin®), así como con opioides ilícitos como heroína y fentanilo.? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsyNLJbj7-I …Continue reading →
National Coalition Against Prescription Drug AbusePosted on by April Rovero
Recursos Hemos buscado en la web información útil sobre las drogas, sus peligros y cómo obtener ayuda si la necesita. Los enlaces a continuación están organizados en las siguientes categorías: Información sobre medicamentos y recursos educativos. Información sobre medicamentos Información al consumidor de medicamentos ¿Está preocupado por esas cápsulas que encontró en la habitación de su adolescente? Existe una gran posibilidad que nuestro Asistente para identificación de píldoras (Buscador de píldoras) pueda ayudarlo a hacer coincidir el tamaño, la forma y el color de estas píldoras junto con una descripción detallada en nuestra base de datos de medicamentos. Instituto Nacional …Continue reading →
National Coalition Against Prescription Drug AbusePosted on by April Rovero
Analgésicos (opioides) Medicamentos comúnmente recetados: Codeine, OxyContin, Percocet y Vicodin. ¿Cómo se utilizan? Médicamente, se prescriben como analgésicos, para tratar el dolor. Cuando se abusa, se ingieren o se inyectan. ¿Cuáles son sus efectos a corto plazo? Alivio del dolor. En algunas personas, los analgésicos recetados también causan euforia o sentimientos de bienestar al afectar las regiones del cerebro que median el placer. Por eso se abusa de ellos. Otros efectos incluyen somnolencia, estreñimiento y respiración lenta. Tomar una gran dosis única de analgésicos recetados puede provocar una depresión respiratoria grave que puede provocar la muerte. El uso de analgésicos …Continue reading →
National Coalition Against Prescription Drug AbusePosted on by April Rovero
Sobre Nosotros La Coalición Nacional Contra el Abuso de Medicamentos Recetados (NCAPDA) es una organización voluntaria 501(c)3 sin fines de lucro establecida para prevenir el trastorno por consumo de sustancias (SUD) relacionado con medicamentos recetados / opioides y las muertes por sobredosis a través de la educación comunitaria, el cambio de políticas, y acción legislativa a nivel local, estatal y federal. Meses después de la trágica muerte de su hijo menor, Joseph (Joey) John Rover III, April Rovero y Joseph Rovero fundaron NCAPDA en junio de 2010. Joey falleció por una combinación letal de alcohol y medicamentos recetados que un …Continue reading →
National Coalition Against Prescription Drug AbusePosted on by Hank Moreira
Sponsor Organizations Individual Sponsors Alvin Lossli, M.D. Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Dr. Loosli is a medical practitioner at Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation in Walnut Creek, CA. He graduated from the UCSF School of Medicine and has over 35 years of Orthopedic & Sports Medicine experience treating patients of all ages & activity levels. Gianni’s Italian Bistro Gianni’s Italian Bistro has led an annual fundraiser for us called ‘Tips For Change’. All of the tips and 10% of proceeds from dine- in and take-out goes to support NCAPDA’s life saving work. This year we raised over $2,000.00 with the help of …Continue reading →
National Coalition Against Prescription Drug AbusePosted on by Hank Moreira
Who We Are Board of Directors NCAPDA’s Board consists of individuals who are committed to preventing prescription drug misuse and abuse that can lead to addiction and overdose deaths. Most also perform staff roles in running NCAPDA’s operations. April Rovero – Founder/Executive Director April retired from Lucent Technologies as a National Program Management Director in 2001 after a 30-year career in telecommunications. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Masters Certificate in Program Management from Stephen’s Institute of Technology. April founded NCAPDA shortly after her son Joey’s accidental death on December 18, 2009, from an …Continue reading →
National Coalition Against Prescription Drug AbusePosted on by Hank Moreira
Alameda/Contra Costa Medical Association Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley Al Loosli, M.D. Contra Costa Chiropractic District John Muir Health Kaiser Permanente Republic Services San Ramon Insurance Agency Interested in joining us as an annual Dose of Action Sponsor? Click on the attachment below to learn more! Attachments DOA Sponsorship_digital_091119 (755 kB)
National Coalition Against Prescription Drug AbusePosted on by Hank Moreira
Our Partners We have partnered with a number of organizations that share similar goals. We will leverage each others’ strengths to increase the effectiveness of our efforts. Tim Barley, Pastor, Valley Bible Church, Pleasanton Tim Barley graduated from Stetson University (DeLand, FL) with a degree in Business Administration (B.B.A.) and Golden Gate Seminary (Mill Valley, CA) with a Masters of Divinity. Tim has been serving as the pastor to students and families at Valley Bible Church at the Crossing in Pleasanton for nearly twenty years. He has served as a leader in community organizations as a board member and highly …Continue reading →
National Coalition Against Prescription Drug AbusePosted on by Hank Moreira
Request Our Services Please complete this form to schedule support for an educational event or activity related to prescription drug abuse prevention. We offer the following services: Youth and Adult Workshops K-12 and College Classroom Presentations School Assemblies Panel Presentations Town Hall Meetings Film Screenings Service Club Presentations (e.g., Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions, Soroptimist) Please fill out this form to request our services: Testimonials “Before this presentation, I did not know that you can overdose on drugs that are prescribed to you by your doctor. I thought that the drugs given to you by your doctor were always safe when …Continue reading →