CALIFORNIA muab DAWB FENTANYL TEST STRIPS NTAWM LUB NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION PROJECT
YAM KOJ YUAV TSUM PAUB: Raws li ib feem ntawm nws Txoj Kev Npaj Tseem Ceeb rau Kev daws teeb meem Fentanyl thiab Opioid, Tus Thawj Kav Tebchaws Gavin Newsom tau muab $ 6 lab los faib cov ntawv xeem fentanyl dawb los tiv thaiv kev tuag ntau ntxiv los ntawm kev ua qias tuaj ntawm fentanyl.
SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is expanding the Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP) to include fentanyl test strips (FTS), which can be obtained by eligible organizations throughout the state of California. FTS are used to detect the presence of fentanyl in drug samples prior to ingestion. NDP applicants will have the option to request naloxone, FTS, or both at no cost through the online application.
"California tau cog lus tias yuav tawm tsam qhov teeb meem opioid thiab fentanyl," Tus Thawj Coj DHCS Michelle Baass tau hais. Cov ntawv xeem Fentanyl yog ib qho cuab yeej muaj zog rau kev tiv thaiv kev siv tshuaj opioid ntau dhau. Peb yaum kom peb cov neeg koom tes hauv zej zog thov cov cuab yeej ntxiv no los pab peb daws qhov teeb meem no.
VIM LI CAS QHOV NO TSEEM CEEB: Txij li thaum DHCS tau tsim NDP thiab pib muab naloxone pub dawb rau cov zej zog California thaum Lub Kaum Hli 2018, qhov kev pab cuam tau faib ntau dua 3,947,000 lub pob khoom ntawm naloxone, uas tau siv los thim rov qab ntau dua 249,000 qhov kev siv tshuaj ntau dhau. NDP yog ib feem ntawm DHCS txoj kev siv zog dav dua los nce kev nkag mus rau cov tshuaj rau kev siv tshuaj opioid, txo qhov xav tau kev kho mob tsis tau raws li qhov xav tau, thiab txo cov neeg tuag los ntawm kev siv tshuaj opioid ntau dhau los ntawm kev muab kev tiv thaiv, kev txo kev phom sij, kev kho mob, thiab kev rov zoo. Nrog rau kev ntxiv ntawm FTS, NDP vam tias yuav txo qis kev tuag los ntawm kev siv tshuaj opioid ntau dhau los ntawm kev kuaj pom fentanyl thaum ntxov.
"Cov Narcan pub dawb uas DHCS' Naloxone Distribution Project muab tau cawm ntau tus neeg txoj sia hauv California thiab hauv Santa Clara County," said Santa Clara County Opioid Overdose Prevention Project Coalition Lead Mira Parwiz. "Peb yuav thov cov ntawv xeem fentanyl uas qhov project muab los ntxiv lwm qib kev tiv thaiv tiv thaiv kev siv tshuaj ntau dhau hauv peb cov zej zog."
FENTANYL HAUV CALIFORNIA: DHCS koom tes nrog California Department of Public Health (CDPH) los txo qhov kev ntxub ntxaug thiab tiv thaiv cov neeg California los ntawm kev nce kev paub txog kev tiv thaiv kev siv fentanyl thiab opioid ntau dhau. Xyoo 2022, muaj 7,385 tus neeg tuag vim kev siv tshuaj opioid ntau dhau hauv California, nce 227 feem pua ntawm xyoo 2019 thiab feem ntau cuam tshuam nrog fentanyl, uas yog cov tshuaj opioid muaj zog heev, uas muaj zog txog li 50 npaug ntawm heroin thiab 100 npaug ntawm morphine. Cov tshuaj fentanyl uas tsis raug cai tuaj yeem ntxiv rau lwm cov tshuaj kom ua rau lawv pheej yig dua, muaj zog dua, thiab ua rau quav tshuaj ntau dua, tab sis qhov tshwm sim ntawm kev siv tshuaj ntau dhau yuav nce ntxiv thaum fentanyl sib xyaw nrog lwm yam tshuaj. Fentanyl tau pom muaj nyob rau hauv ntau yam tshuaj, suav nrog heroin, methamphetamine, cov tshuaj cuav, thiab cocaine. FTS yog ib hom kev siv tshuab kuaj tshuaj uas tau pom tias muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau kev kuaj pom tias muaj fentanyl nyob rau hauv ntau hom tshuaj thiab cov qauv tshuaj (tshuaj ntsiav, hmoov, thiab tshuaj txhaj).
“Fentanyl test strips can be a useful addition to time-tested harm reduction strategies, such as never using alone and always carrying naloxone,” said Pike Long, Harm Reduction Specialist for CDPH.
DAIM DUAB LOJ: Tus Thawj Kav Xeev Gavin Newsom tau tshaj tawm Txoj Kev Npaj Tseem Ceeb rau Kev daws teeb meem Fentanyl thiab Opioid los txhawb kev siv zog tiv thaiv kev siv tshuaj ntau dhau. Nws suav nrog kev nqis peev txuas ntxiv mus rau NDP, kev faib cov FTS, nyiaj pab rau kev kawm, kev kuaj mob, kev kho mob zoo, thiab kev txhawb nqa, thiab nyiaj txiag rau cov tshuaj opioid overdose rau txhua lub tsev kawm ntawv theem nrab thiab theem siab hauv California.
Additionally, in December 2023, the Governor launched Opioids.CA.GOV, a one-stop-shop for Californians seeking resources around prevention and treatment, as well as information on how California is working to hold Big Pharma and drug traffickers accountable in this crisis.