How the Bay Area is fighting the opioid crisis through education and action
By Kary Deng Across the Bay Area, the opioid crisis has become increasingly prevalent, and legislators and advocates have united, encouraging action. More and more local organizations have started educating residents to attempt to prevent opioid abuse. Three of the most important efforts in the Bay Area are awareness walks, overdose remembrance events, and Narcan…
Beyond ‘Just Say No’
By Siya Chhibber For decades, the standard approach to youth drug education in American schools could be summed up in three words: “Just Say No.” Programs like Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), an abstinence only program founded in 1983, became staples in elementary and middle school classrooms across the country. Clad in iconic black T-shirts,…
The pervasiveness of opioids across the Bay Area
By Riya Upadhyaya “It amazes me still that people aren’t aware how prevalent this is…my son Corey, he tells me he sees younger and younger-aged kids coming into San Francisco on BART, buying drugs and heading back to the suburbs with them,” said Jacqui Berlinn, a Livermore resident and co-founder of Mothers Against Drug Addiction…
The unequal impact of the opioid crisis in Alameda County
By Kaavya Ravi Shankar Losing a loved one because help was too difficult to reach may seem like a nightmare, but for many families in Alameda County this has become their reality with the opioid crisis. According to data from Alameda County Behavioral Health, Black residents in Alameda County experienced some of the highest opioid…
The good and bad of opioids
By Layla Martinez In the past few years, opioids have become known for their negative effects on society, but there are positive effects. Opioids are responsible for helping numerous people everyday recover from a variety of health issues, ranging from severe things, such as late stage cancer to pain relief after surgery. While they often…
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