Prescription Drug Safety & Overdose Prevention
Contra Costa County MEDS Coalition
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Who We Are
We are a community-based coalition that serves to prevent prescription drug related addiction and overdose deaths through community education, policy change, and advocacy.
Prevention Initiatives
In Contra Costa County
53,889 of people ages 12 and older misused opioids in 2016
82 overdose deaths in 2018
641,374 Opioid Prescriptions in 2018
86 Opioid Overdose Hospitalizations in 2018
