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Prescribe Safe resources to help patients practice the safe use of prescription medications.

Prescription opioids: What you need to know - American Hospital Association (PDF)
Overcoming drug addiction: How to stop abusing drugs, find treatment, and begin recovery
Strong body, strong mind: How to start a healthy eating and exercise plan in addiction recovery
Are you in recovery? How to be sober and happy when everyone around you is drinking
Alcohol and drug counseling and treatment - Monterey and Salinas (PDF)
Pain management options - Monterey and Salinas (PDF)
Complementary medicine - (PDF)
SAM's Guide 2017 - A comprehensive list of family resources for Monterey County
Monterey County 2-1-1: Fast access to local resources
Over the dose: A website with simple explanations about what opioids do in your body
For patients - A decision tool to help determine what type of treatment for opiate addiction is right for you
Shatterproof is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the devastation addiction causes families.
Breaking the Stigma - Resources to help break down the stigma against addiction
Handout on breaking the stigma against opioid use disorder
Handout on breaking the stigma against substance use disorder
Using fitness to get clean/sober and stay that way
Managing anger while in recovery
Addictionary - A dictionary of words commonly used in addiction treatment and to describe addiction
How alcohol disrupts sleep
Sleep and Recovery: How addiction affects sleep
What are the options for types of substance abuse treatment
What are 12 step programs for substance use/addiction and how do they work?
Can yoga help with recovery from substance use?
Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast - Provides services for urgent mental health issues, with multilingual interpreters

Helpful links

Overview of Prescribe Safe
Comprehensive Guide to Substance Use Treatment Programs in Monterey County (PDF): English | Spanish
Prescribe Safe - Best Practices for Chronic Pain Management (PDF)
Find Naloxone near you
Fact sheet (PDF)
Timeline of work (PDF)
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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.

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Drug disposal bins

We now have medication drop off bins at Community Hospital.

Medication bin locations: English | Spanish
Drug disposal bins - interactive map

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