FOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
In Santa Cruz County, enough opioid medications are prescribed for every man, woman, and child to medicate themselves around the clock for six weeks of each year. As a coalition of interdisciplinary organizations, SafeRx has been working in collaboration with doctors, pharmacists, and other community members to promote prevention of unsafe prescribing and substance use practices.
NALXONE (NARCAN®) ACCESS
DÓNDE OBTENER NALOXONA (NARCAN®)
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La naloxona (nombre comercial Narcan®) es un medicamento aprobado por la FDA que salva vidas y que se usa para revertir los efectos de las sobredosis de opioides como la heroína, el fentanilo, la oxicodona, y la morfina.
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Aprenda los signos de una sobredosis y cómo responder para salvar la vida de alguien.
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Entienda los peligrosos de fentanilo y cuáles son las precauciones que usted puede tomar.
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Naloxone (brand name Narcan®) is a life-saving FDA-approved medication that is used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids such as heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine.
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Learn the signs of an overdose and how to respond to save someone's life.
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Understand the dangers of fentanyl and what precautions you can take.
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La xilacina es un sedante veterinario que no es un opioide.
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También conocido como tranq, la xilacina está apareciendo en el suministro de drogas de la calle en la nación.
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La xilacina comúnmente está mezclada con opioides como el fentanilo y la heroína, aumentando su potencia y su riesgo de sobredosis.
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Xylazine, commonly known as tranq, is a non-opioid tranquilizer used in veterinary medicine.
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Xylazine has recently been making headlines as it enters the illegal drug market.
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It is often mixed with opioids like fentanyl and heroin, increasing their potency and the risk of overdose.
INFORMATION ABOUT XYLAZINE
INFORMACIÓN SOBRE LA XILACINA
RESOURCE PADLET
LET'S TALK BOOKLETS
FOLLETOS HABLEMOS
Hablemos: Navegar por el Consumo de Sustancias de los Adolescentes en el Condado de Santa Cruz
Let's Talk: Navigating Youth Substance Use in
Santa Cruz County
"Empecemos Nuestra Charla" y "Hablemos" son recursos para padres y cuidadores sobre cómo apoyar a los adolescentes sobre los temas de la salud mental y consumo de sustancias. Los folletos se adaptaron de los folletos del mismo nombre de Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships por la Coalición de Prevenir las Sobredosis en la Costa Central (Condados de Santa Cruz, Monterey, y San Benito).
"Let's Start Talking" and "Let's Talk" are resources for parents and caregivers on how to support youth around the topics of mental health and substance use. The booklets were adapted from Marin Healthy Youth Partnership's booklets of the same name by the Central Coast Overdose Prevention Coalition (Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties).
Reunión del Ayuntamiento Sobre Fentanilo (en español)
En 5 de diciembre 2022, SafeRx Condado de Santa Cruz y PVPSA tuvieron una conversación sobre la crisis actual de fentanilo. Cubrimos qué es el fentanilo, cómo y por qué se usa, y cómo reconocer y responder a una sobredosis a través de un entrenamiento de Naloxona (NarcanⓇ).
Fentanyl Town Hall (English)
On April 25, 2022, SafeRx Santa Cruz County held a conversation with the community about the current fentanyl crisis. We covered what fentanyl is, how and why it is used, and how to recognize and respond to an overdose with Naloxone (NarcanⓇ).
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
OPIOID SAFETY DATA REPORT
More than 100,000 Americans died
from a drug overdose in 2021
Preventing Overdose Deaths and Managing Pain Safely
Since the late 1990s, opioid use has skyrocketed across America. Provisional data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,622 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2021. Almost no other cause of death in America has increased so rapidly.
Medication and Sharps Resources
Educational Materials
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