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For those who have been following the Dr. Lisa Tseng case, we received this great news today. The CA Supreme Court refused to hear her appeal, so her 30 years to life sentence is still intact. Not sure if there are any other options for her or not. Checking in with our prosecution team to find out.
Doctor convicted of patients' overdose deaths loses latest appeal
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The California Supreme Court refused today to review the case of a former Rowland Heights osteopathic doctor convicted of second-degree murder for the prescription drug overdose deaths of three of h...The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved a proclamation on Tuesday to observe Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month. To learn more about the issue in our community, please join us for a free film festival. Register here: bit.ly/2HAuozg
No surprise that a formal high ranking DEA official has moved to the dark side and is now working for Big Pharma. Read Fran Hawthorne's book 'Inside the FDA' for a great expose on this decades long reality. It's a swinging door between the FDA and much higher paying jobs with pharmaceutical companies. .
Former DEA official now working for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
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Demetra Ashley is a paid consultant to Purdue Pharma, now being sued for allegedly misrepresenting the risks of long-term use of opioid painkillers.The reality of our nation's opioid epidemic - you can find it in every American community. Contra Costa County is no exception. Join NCAPDA at our Dose of Action Film Screening on 3/23 in San Rafael, CA and our Dose of Action Film Festival on 3/24 in Concord, CA to learn how you can help keep your family safe and learn how you can contribute to turning this nightmare around. Visit NCAPDA's website for more info, including registration link: www.ncapda.org
Opioid overdoses trigger health advisory in Contra Costa County
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Contra Costa Health Services issued a health advisory Tuesday regarding opioid overdoses.California Bay Area Followers: Visit NCAPDA’s booth at the the city of Dublin’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. This is our first year here and you can find us in booth D17. We’re surrounded by food of all sorts, which is both good and too tempting!
For NCAPDA's California Bay Area followers: Please join us at this FREE TEDx Talk event organized by students at Dougherty Valley High in San Ramon, CA. Learn from both student and adult speakers about a variety of topics, including prescription drug/opioid safety.
When: March 13th, 2019 6:00-8:30 PM
Where: Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center, San Ramon, CA
How: Just show up at the DVHS PAC after filling out their RSVP form: goo.gl/forms/b6W9OnpZY4Vbw5Wc2.
Speakers and Topics Include:
Michelle Gachelin, Student, on the intolerance towards "foreigners"
Tristan Shaughnessy, Student, on the misperceptions about Russia and other countries
Ruhika Nandy, Student, on the interpretations of street art
Namrata Keskar, Student, on the Theory of Mind
Azine Davoudzadeh, School AP Computer Science teacher, on a long-term study of women in computer science
Andy Madeira, Eden Housing Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development, on the merits of low-income housing
April Rovero, founder of National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Use, on drug abuse among youth
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RSVP for Dougherty Valley High School's very own TEDx Event! Date: March 13th, 2018 Time: 6:00-8:30 Location: Dougherty Valley High School Performing Arts CenterDose of Action Film Festival - FREE Join us for our film screening and courageous discussion about America's prescription drug and opioid addiction and overdose crisis and it's local impact. A panel discussion and Q&A with our featured film producers and cast members will immediately follow the film screening. FREE Narcan/Naloxone training and overdose rescue kits will be available. All attendees receive a FREE movie pass to Brenden Theater good from 3/25 - 12/31/19.
National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse (NCAPDA)
Google provides a way to search for medication drop off sites near you. Looks like they still have a way to go before it shows all that are out there, but this is a great start.Google provides a way to search for medication drop off sites near you. Looks like they still have a way to go before it shows all that are out there, but this is a great start.
Google offers drug disposal site map on Google Maps
upi.com
In an effort to fight the growing opioid epidemic, Google Maps has announced it has launched a pilot program to help people easily find prescription drug drop-off sites.If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area and have a middle school aged girl in your life, these is where you should be on 3/2. NCAPDA will be conducting two parent workshops, "Dose of Awareness - What Every Parent Needs to Know".
Other 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 |