Crossposted from the Public Health Insider With the recent uptick in fatal overdoses due to fentanyl found in counterfeit pills, Public Health wants to be sure everyone has the information they need to stay safe. Read and share the following information with everyone you know: Do not consume any pill that you do not directly…
Public Health – Seattle & King County has created materials to raise awareness about the recent increase in overdose believed to be linked to fake opioid pills containing fentanyl, including: Posters that can be displayed in settings frequented by persons potentially at risk Postcards that can be distributed to persons potentially at risk Information for…
Crossposted from the Public Health Insider Recent increases in King County overdose deaths, driven primarily by fentanyl found in illicit pills and powders, are prompting new outreach to alert people to the risks of illicit drug use. Ongoing monitoring by Public Health — Seattle & King County using King County Medical Examiner’s Office data has…
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The King County Youth Marijuana Prevention and Education Program is sponsoring three free trainings in Spring 2017. (Click the images to enlarge.) NAVIGATING PREVENTION SCIENCE: THE ESSENTIALS WORKSHOP Wednesday, April 19th, 2017, 1:00 – 3:30 pm Description: Participants will learn the basics of community-level youth substance abuse prevention and can apply learnings to develop grant applications…
Prevention WINS Coalition is hosting a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, December 1, 2016 from 6:30-8:30pm at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, WA. A panel of experts wil include Dr. Cari McCarty (Seattle Children’s Hospital), Dr. Kevin Haggerty (University of Washington, Social Development Research Group), and students from Nathan Hale and University Prep High Schools. A resource…
Interagency Academy has a number of different sites, many of which the Group Health Cooperative Interagency School-Based Health Center serves. One of these sites, the Recovery School in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, focuses on providing a supportive environment for students recovering from drug and alcohol dependence. Music star and recovering addict, Macklemore recently visited…
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