Prescribe Safe Monterey County

Prescribe Safe

What is Prescribe Safe?

Prescribe Safe is meant to guide, educate, and provide resources for our local physicians and patients in the safe use of prescription medications and promote safe and effective pain management in Monterey County. The Prescribe Safe initiative was created by Monterey County law enforcement, administration of the four Monterey County hospitals, and local physicians in response to concerns about prescription medication misuse in our county.

Town Hall: Drug overdose awareness

Monday, November 18, 2019

Oldemeyer Center
Laguna Grande Hall
986 Hilby Avenue, Seaside

Join healthcare providers, law enforcement, and mental health experts at a town hall about the dramatic increase in opioid-related overdoses and deaths in Monterey County and what you can do to protect yourself and your family. Deaths have more than tripled this year.

LEARN ABOUT:

The drug problem in Monterey County
What you can do to help yourself, friends, and family
How to give the life-saving drug, Naloxone
Monterey County Prescribe Safe Initiative

Attendees will receive a free dose of Naloxone, provided by Valley Health Associates. The event is free and is for community members ages 12 and over*. No registration required. Space is limited. Questions? (831) 622-2772

*Naloxone distributed to adults ages 18 and over. While supplies last.

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Recovery Run 2020

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Fort Ord Dunes State Park, Marina, CA

We inspire our participants and our community to value an alcohol-free and drug-free lifestyle. Our goal is to bring attention to and encourage healthy lifestyles, helping to end the stigma of addiction, highlight successful community members in long-term recovery from addiction, create a family-friendly event in our community and raise funds for addiction research, education, treatment, and recovery.

Learn more and register

How can I get involved?

Donate to Prescribe Safe

Become an Auxiliary volunteer

Participating organizations:

Prescribe Safe Logos

Helpful links

Overview of Prescribe Safe

Prescribe Safe - Best Practices for Chronic Pain Management (with links)

Fact sheet

Timeline of work

Email us

Prescribing more safely

Prescribe Safe

More and more people were coming to our Emergency department seeking pain medications or, worse, after an overdose. Our doctors knew something had to be done. The result: Prescribe Safe, a countywide effort that's taking on the opioid epidemic.