Facebook Posts
Great to see BART officers in the San Francisco Bay Area will be carrying Narcan. Other rapid transfer systems across the U.S. should be moving this direction too if they haven't already.
BART to arm officers with opioid overdose drug NARCAN
abc7news.com
"He didn't even have a pulse." A BART attendant saved an overdosing man's life. Now all BART police officers will be getting his same life-saving tool.More details about the Sackler family's OxyContin marketing schemes and overall deception.
Family behind OxyContin knowingly deceived public about its safety: prosecutor
abcnews.go.com
The Sackler family, which owns the company that makes OxyContin, used deceptive marketing tactics to downplay the safety of the drug and increase profits.Bottom Line - Purdue Pharma knew what they were doing was killing our loved ones and they didn't care.
New details revealed about Purdue's marketing of OxyContin- STAT
statnews.com
The Massachusetts attorney general filed a revised complaint Tuesday with new details about Purdue Pharma's marketing of OxyContin.Purdue Pharma's headquarters is in Stamford, CT. Have to wonder how that and $$ influenced this judge's decision. We'll see how the other 1,000+ lawsuits are settled. Hopefully, not like this!
Judge dismisses opioid crisis lawsuits against drugmakers
wtnh.com
A Connecticut judge has dismissed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and other drug makers brought by 37 cities and towns in the state that blame the companies for the opioid crisis and sought to recoup m...So glad that many police departments across the U.S. are now carrying Narcan to reverse ODs in both their officers and canines. Please talk with your own local PD about carrying it if they aren't already. It can be a matter of life and death for both officers and their dogs who can so easily come into contact with opioids as they do their jobs.
Police dog given Narcan to reverse overdose in Florida
chronicleonline.com
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A police dog working at a Florida port was given medication used to reverse an overdose after he suffered a reaction from sniffing drugs onContra Costa Health Services in Northern California announced today that 37 new medication drop off sites are now in operation as a result of it's Safe Drug Disposal ordinance. Let's get our expired and unused meds out of our medicine cabinets and spread the word about this new program!
CVS Pharmacy locations now have drop boxes for unwanted medicines | Richmond Standard
richmondstandard.com
CommunityCVS Pharmacy locations now have drop boxes for unwanted medicines January 10, 2019 0 24 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Supervisor Diane Burgis and others next to a drop box at a CVS in Br...If you have previously received a portrait of your lost loved one painted by Catherine Martin, please send a high quality photo of it to us at info@ncapda.org so we include it in her 'Opioid Awareness Project' gallery on NCAPDA's website: https//www.ncapda.org
ncapda.org/memories/opioid-awareness-project/
Check out our new website photo gallery of lost loved ones Catherine Martin has painted from photos provided to NCAPDA.
If you have received a portrait from Catherine and would like to have your loved one included in this awareness building gallery, please send a high quality photo of it to NCAPDA at info@ncapa.org
If you would like to have a portrait painted of someone you've lost to our county's opioid epidemic, visit our website and follow the directions posted with the photo gallery.
Please note that there is quite a waiting list right now but Catherine will get to your portrait as soon as she can.
Questions, e-mail us at info@ncapda.org.
ncapda.org
Catherine Martin is an amazing artist from Apex, NC whose Opioid Awareness Project NCAPDA has the honor of supporting. Catherine paints portraits from photos provided to NCAPDA of lost loved ones w…For those in the San Francisco Bay Area: Help support NCAPDA's prevention work by volunteering a couple of hours of your time on January 31st helping McCaulou's department store in Danville, CA complete their annual inventory. The work is easy and you'll be helping a great organization doing a LOT of work to prevent prescription drug/opioid related addiction and overdose deaths. RSVP here: evite.me/sM3n6TTHv2
Tap to RSVP to Inventory night at McCaulous for NCAPDA
evite.com
You're invited to Inventory night at McCaulous for NCAPDA - Click here to RSVPOther News
| Title | Content | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Greed: Making a Killing – Doctor Drug Dealer | Check out the trailer for American Greed’s program airing on 3/13/17 focused on Dr. Lisa … | 2017/03/08 | 2017-03-08 22:17:01 |
| In Depth: Deadly addiction in the suburbs | All too often we talk about it as something that happens on a dark street … | 2017/02/06 | 2017-02-06 18:57:35 |
| Bay Area Family Puts Face On Suburban Opioid Addiction | With Californians now leading the nation in opioid-related deaths, a Bay Area mother and son … | 2016/11/11 | 2016-11-11 18:31:00 |
| John Oliver Takes on America’s Opioid Crisis on Last Week Tonight | John Oliver tackled America’s opioid crisis on Last Week Tonight on Sunday. He started his … | 2016/10/24 | 2016-10-24 18:24:34 |