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Fentanyl Resources
From the CDC: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Illicitly manufactured fentanyl is being added to other drugs because of its extreme potency, which makes drugs cheaper, more powerful, more addictive, and more dangerous. Drugs may contain deadly levels of fentanyl, and you wouldn’t be able to see it, taste it, or smell it. However, fentanyl test strips are a simple and inexpensive way to test drugs for fentanyl and help prevent overdose.
The Sacramento County Opioid Coalition started the Gone Too Soon Memorial Poster Project to remember those who lost their lives to opioids in the Sacramento region. We are asking the community for permission to utilize their loved one’s photo with some words about them. If this epidemic has changed your world as it has ours, we would be honored to have your participation in our project. Permission must come from next of kin.
Support Group meets monthly and is open to anyone who has lost a loved one to opioids. A kindness-based, judgment-free, safe space. For more information, contact Lauren Werner LWerner@ssvms.org.
Report illegal pharmacies using the RxAbuse online reporting tool at www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov or by calling the DEA hotline toll free at 1-877-RxAbuse (1-877-792-2873).
To engage Black women in California experiencing substance use disorder by providing culturally relevant resources and treatment options that empower their commitment to physical, spiritual and mental healing.
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