I recently accepted an invitation from Jermaine Brubaker to join Rx Safe Del Norte Coalition’s quarterly call. During the call, Michelle Greene from the Del Norte County Coroner’s Office presented opioid overdose data that challenged many of my own misconceptions.
Del Norte’s Drug Problem – 2024 By the Numbers:
- 198: calls to emergency services for suspected overdose
- 65: times Naloxone was administered to reverse a suspected overdose
- 24: drug-related deaths in Del Norte County