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Mendocino County ranks #2 in the state for the highest rate of opioid overdose deaths per capita. Illicit pills and other street drugs laced with fentanyl are causing a spike in overdoses across the country. Learn the signs of overdose and how to take action.
Naloxone is a safe antidote to reverse an opioid overdose. It neutralizes the opioids, reverses the possible fatal side effects, and helps someone breathe again.
There are a range of treatment services countywide, both medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and abstinence-based treatment for all ages.
The rate of fatal prescription opioid overdoses in California has quadrupled since 2018.
Safe Prescriber education addresses the opioid epidemic by training prescribers to respond before opioids are prescribed.
We invite you to join us in connecting and enhancing resources to prevent and reduce opioid and psychostimulant abuse. Together, we can raise awareness in our community, advance progressive treatment initiatives, and save lives.
