Resources

Drug-Free World

No one, especially a young person, likes to be lectured about what he or she can or cannot do. Thus, we provide the facts that empower youth to choose not to take drugs in the first place. Additionally our Truth About Drugs campaign consists of activities that they can join which popularize drug-free living. These activities are simple, effective and can involve people of all ages.

Drug & Alcohol Services Walk In Clinics

Screening is the first step for anyone who is seeking drug and alcohol treatment or evaluation through Drug and Alcohol Services. The public is welcome to walk in and request services. We offer treatment for voluntary as well as mandated clients. After completing a screening to determine if treatment is medically necessary, a full assessment for placement in treatment is scheduled and a plan for treatment is developed between the individual seeking help and the counselor.

Naloxone Now SLO

Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States.  76% of overdose deaths in San Luis Obispo County are opioid-related (San Luis Obispo County Coroner’s Office, 2021). 

Fentanyl Awareness

“Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered.  Fentanyl is everywhere.  From large metropolitan areas to rural America, no community is safe from this poison.  We must take every opportunity to spread the word to prevent fentanyl-related overdose death and poisonings from claiming scores of American lives every day.”                                     

– DEA Administrator Anne Milgram

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Supporting scientific research on drug use and addiction

Fentanyl: The New Talk Between Parents and Teens

Parents have a new—and deadly—reason to sit down with their tweens and teens for a talk about drug abuse. The reason: fentanyl.

FENTANYL AND OTHER DRUGS: PREVENTION AND AWARENESS RESOURCE GUIDE

As we are hearing more about the increased presence of opioids and other drugs, specifically fentanyl, across our county, it is important to engage with and educate young people about the dangers of opioids, offer positive alternatives to drug abuse, and provide San Diego County’s youth with the tools they need to thrive.

Here’s what families need to know about fentanyl

Fatal drug overdoses have surged in recent years, driven by the explosion of a synthetic opioid known as fentanyl. What makes fentanyl so dangerous is its potency — and the fact that many of its victims have no idea they’re even taking fentanyl. 

Prevention Lessons

The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth is committed to providing free resources like these lesson plans to educators and practitioners in an effort to empower youth to make healthy choices.

The Opioid Epidemic: How to Protect Your Family

Drug overdoses are a leading cause of unintentional death in the United States. The major force behind this epidemic is prescription and non-prescription opioid drugs. All ages and communities everywhere are affected by opioid addiction.

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