Ilustración gráfica de dos niños mirando un frasco gigante de medicamento con una calavera y huesos cruzados
Recuperación de Medicamentos

Proteja Nuestras Vías Fluviales

Aprenda cómo y por qué es importante deshacerse de los medicamentos no utilizados, y fácil por Thea Marie Rood Read in English Todos hemos tenido la experiencia: tal vez su pareja no necesitó los analgésicos […]

Ric y Jeannette Torchon sostienen un retrato de su hijo Alec Jacob Torchon, quien murió después de una sobredosis de analgésicos recetados.
Recuperación de Medicamentos

Se Fue Demasiado Pronto

Los padres crean conciencia sobre el abuso de medicamentos recetados después de la muerte de su hijo Read in English Cuando Ric Torchon recibió una llamada telefónica a las 3 a.m. de la ex novia […]

Una ilustración gráfica de tres frascos de medicamentos con la etiqueta eliminada u oscurecida de varias maneras
Recuperación de Medicamentos

Tan Fácil Como 1, 2, 3

Contenedores de recuperación segura de medicamentos: Seguros, cómodos, anónimos y buenos para el medio ambiente Read in English Los medicamentos desechados de manera irresponsable pueden causar graves problemas de seguridad pública, incluida la adicción, pueden […]

Ilustración gráfica de dos niños mirando un frasco gigante de medicamento con una calavera y huesos cruzados
Recuperación de Medicamentos

¿Limpiando la Casa?

por Thea Marie Rood Read in English Todos hemos tenido la experiencia: tal vez su pareja no necesitó los analgésicos recetados para recuperarse de la cirugía; Tal vez su hijo adolescente no usó todos sus […]

Una ilustración gráfica de un adolescente mirando un frasco de medicamento con una calavera y huesos cruzados
Recuperación de Medicamentos

Los Ladrón Quieren Tus Medicamentos

Los contenedores de recuperación pueden mantener los medicamentos fuera de las manos equivocadas Read in English “Los contenedores de recuperación proporcionan una forma conveniente para deshacerse de sus medicamentos no deseados o caducados”. Alguacil Jim […]

Sandra Chavez mirando por la ventana mientras sostiene un retrato de su hijo Jeff Chavez.
Recuperación de Medicamentos

Una Vida Robada

La adicción de su hijo a los medicamentos recetados empezó con unas pastillas que él encontró en casa por Michelle Carl Read in English Sandra Chavez guardaba el Vicodin en su cocina. Lo guardaba en […]

Anthony Canevaro standing in front of a pump station at a water treatment plant
Adult Education

“Keeping Society Going”

San Leandro Water Treatment Plant looks to Castro Valley Adult and Career Education externs for future employees by Raul Clement In the four decades since it first opened, Castro Valley Adult and Career Education has […]

Upset senior elderly man holding credit card by laptop having trouble worry finance safety data or online payment security.
Health

Identifying Fake Medicare Communications

Tips for verifying letters, calls, and visits by Gail Allyn Short Earlier this summer, Kari*—a retired certified nurse’s aide—found herself bombarded with phone calls from scammers posing as Medicare representatives. Sometimes, they called as often […]

Nico Marcolongo, at right, senior manager, Operation Rebound (a program of Challenged Athletes Foundation), pushes org. member Anthony Pone, amputee Army veteran, to the water in a beach wheelchair during one of the group’s regular Wednesday morning surf sessions.
Veterans

Frontline to Finish Line

Operation Rebound helps severely wounded veterans connect with needed equipment and the healing power of sport by Howard Hardee Veterans who have been blinded, paralyzed or lost limbs often cannot picture what awaits them upon […]

Soldier complaining on his arm while doctor examining it in the ward
Veterans

Serving Those Who Served

The Veterans Health Administration San Diego Healthcare System continually strives to expand services, access by Brett Callwood In addition to providing wide-ranging hospital and clinical care, the VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) endeavors to […]

Jacole Kitchen, left, and Debby Buchholz at the La Jolla Playhouse theater on the U.C.S.D. campus
Veterans

Putting Veterans Center Stage

La Jolla Playhouse uplifts veterans and their families through access to the arts by Jill Spear Today, the La Jolla Playhouse offers a number of Military and Veterans Programs—collectively known as the theater’s MVP Initiative—providing […]

Shairi Engle chats with a choir member during lunch after a Voices of Our City choir rehearsal at St. Paul’s Cathedral
Veterans

Sharing Songs and Struggles

Voices of Our City choir helps veterans experiencing homelessness find their voices and connect to services by Jill Spear Since 2017, Voices of Our City has provided life-saving resources, creative programming, and long-term community for […]

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