MEDFORD, Ore. – Today is International Overdose Awareness Day a time for those who lost someone to a drug overdose to commemorate. And for local non- profits like Max’s Mission, it’s a day to spread awareness on how to prevent ...
In this Mental Health Minute, Julia Jackson who is the Director of Behavioral Health at Jackson Care Connect, talks with Seraphina Pinsky, Tri-County Area Manage at Max’s Mission. Seraphina talks about the impact of Naloxone and the work being done ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Local nonprofit Max’s Mission hosted its 6th annual Southern Oregon Overdose Awareness Day on September 17th. It hosts the event to remember and honor people lost to overdose. Max’s Mission says there were over 25 community service ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Local non-profit “Max’s Mission” hosted an event Friday focusing on fentanyl and they’ll be participating in another event this weekend. Featured speakers Friday included a medical leader, an investigative journalist, and a legal expert. The biggest takeaway ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Earlier this month, two inmates overdosed on fentanyl at the Jackson County Jail. Fentanyl overdoses have been on the rise across the state. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, overdose deaths in Oregon increased by 41% ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Free naloxone and education around substance abuse were available through local non-profit Max’s Mission and many others today at Hawthorne Park. The event was put on for Southern Oregon Overdose Awareness Day, as well as National Overdose ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Local organization ‘Max’s Mission’ is hosting the fifth annual southern Oregon Overdose Awareness Day this Saturday. From 2 to 5 p.m. at Medford’s Hawthorne park the group will be handing out free Naloxone. Naloxone is a medication that reverses ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — It’s National Overdose Awareness Day, and local non-profit organization Max’s Mission is hoping to educate the community on overdosing at Hawthorne Park. The non-profit hosted a small distribution of free naloxone and fentanyl test strips this afternoon. ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority says there was a 70% increase in opioid deaths during April and May 2020. OHA says the spike is alarming. It’s unclear if the pandemic played any part in the increase. The state ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – A local nonprofit is hoping to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day in Medford Saturday. Max’s Mission has hosted the event for four years with hundreds coming out. This year it was a little different. It was held ...