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Community Educational Materials

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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. 


See this link for our padlet with resources for youth and families, healthcare providers, grieving loved ones, and to learn information about Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT), and resources for Spanish speakers. All resources are also available in Spanish. 

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The "Let's Talk" booklet is a collaborative effort between organizations in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties. The booklets were adapted from Overdose Free Marin's booklets of the same name, and they were distributed in Fall 2022 to provide a resource for Tri-County families about adolescent mental health and substance use.

El folleto "Hablemos" es un esfuerzo de colaboración entre organizaciones en los Condados de Santa Cruz, Monterey, y San Benito. Los folletos se adaptaron de los folletos del mismo nombre de Overdose Free Marin, y se distribuyeron en el otoño de 2022 para compartir un recurso para familias en la Costa Central (Región de Tres Condados) sobre la salud mental y uso de sustancias de los adolescentes.

English Booklet

Folleto en Español

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Let's Talk

"LET'S TALK" BOOKLET
EL FOLLETO "HABLEMOS"

  • 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.

  • Aprenda los signos de una sobredosis y cómo responder para salvar la vida de alguien.

  • Entienda los peligrosos de fentanilo y cuáles son las precauciones que usted puede tomar.

  • ​​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.

  • Learn the signs of an overdose and how to respond to save someone's life.

  • Understand the dangers of fentanyl and what precautions you can take.

     

NALXONE (NARCAN®) ACCESS
DÓNDE OBTENER NALOXONA (NARCAN
®)

RESOURCE PADLET

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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. 

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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Ⓡ). 

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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Ⓡ). 

Medication and Sharps Resources

 Educational Materials 

LAP 2018

LAP 2018

Feel Better

Feel Better

Feel Better Spanish

Feel Better Spanish

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