An Opioid Safety Coalition for Placer and Nevada Counties
Our vision - Rx Drug Safety is a physician led coalition made up of community members and experts collaborating to prevent opioid misuse and abuse to help save lives and promote wellness in Placer and Nevada Counties. Our goal - To tackle the growing problem of opioid overdoses and misuse in Placer and Nevada Counties by gathering multiple
stakeholders to assess and create solutions focusing on the three federal priority areas of safe prescribing practices, medication-assisted treatments, and increasing access to naloxone. Our Steering Committee - Our committee comprised of multiple leaders from our community including: Public Health Officers for Placer and Nevada Counties, the Placer Nevada County Medical Society, the Hospital Council, Sierra Sacramento Valley EMS agency, CORR, the Placer County Office of Education, ChapaDe, Coalition for Placer Youth, Tahoe Truckee Future Without Drug Dependence, Roseville PD, Auburn PD, emergency room physicians, pain management physicians, and primary are physicians.
