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Operation RX

Why Is This Important?

Families Against Narcotics has ignited a program called OPERATION RX, which has made a huge impact in Macomb County. As a result of this effort FAN’s President, Linda Davis, was asked to join Governor Snyder’s opiate task force in an effort to design a state wide comprehensive program.

OPERATION RX is a comprehensive drug program designed to educate the community about addiction and the prescription drug epidemic, decrease the number of overdoses, reduce the number of narcotics being prescribed by doctors and dentists, eliminate left over drugs from the community and to educate the public about the importance of knowing their medications and not sharing them with others. We have partnered with four major hospitals, dentist, ER doctors, family physicians, EMS, police, schools, treatment facilities, mental health providers, the health department, senior facilities, hospice and business leaders to assure every sector is doing their part to eradicate addiction in our community.

As a result of this program it is our hopes to educate every citizen in Macomb County and eventually the state to understand the importance of talking to their doctor and asking for non-narcotics when appropriate, never sharing their medications, to take sparingly medications prescribed to them, to store them securely and to dispose of them properly. We are increasing disposal sites, making sure that all first responder vehicles are equipped with nalaxone, an antidote to reverse overdose. Our mission is to address addiction through prevention, intervention and treatment.

What We Do

Operation Rx is a county wide initiative to prevent abuse, addiction and overdose of prescription narcotics.

Our main goals and objectives of this project are:


Mission
Saving lives by empowering individuals and communities to prevent and eradicate prescription drug and narcotic misuse and abuse.

Vision
A community free of narcotic misuse and addiction.

Purpose
Create a broad community of stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to achieve the mission and vision.

How We Impact

Unused narcotics need to be properly disposed of.  You can find a list of disposal sites on our web page

Treatment for substance abuse is available at a variety of providers.  Cost, insurance coverage, length of program and details are different for every facility and patient.  You can find treatment centers on our web page.


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