Prescribe Safe
What is Prescribe Safe?
Prescribe Safe, a program led by Montage Health, has partnered with more than 35 local business and agencies to address the opioid addiction problem since 2014. By 2018, Monterey County had improved to have the second-lowest opioid-related death rate of any county in California. But, in the last several years, counterfeit medications have entered the market, many with a toxic or lethal dose of fentanyl, causing a staggering increase in opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Prescribe Safe aims to save and improve lives by helping to prevent and address addiction.
Help save lives and reduce substance misuse
Community resources
Get substance misuse resources for parents, teens and teachers. Learn how to talk about drugs and alcohol, how to prevent misuse, recovery options and more.
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Naloxone saves lives
Overdoses can happen to anyone, including first-time users. Learn how to recognize an overdose, how to use naloxone, and how to get a free dose.
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Prescribe Safe goals
The Prescribe Safe initiative works to:
- Provide resources for teens and parents on the recent fentanyl epidemic
- Educate the community and medical professionals
- Improve safety of prescription drugs
- Reduce inappropriate prescribing of pain medications and sedatives
- Increase access to addiction treatment
Community Hospital receives Superior Performance award
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula received, for its second year in a row, a “Superior Performance” designation, the highest award, in Cal Hospital Compare’s Opioid Care Honor Roll program. Cal Hospital Compare, a nonprofit organization providing Californians with objective performance ratings for more than a decade, recognizes this program with the goal to increase access to addiction treatment for hospitalized patients and reduce opioid-related deaths.
