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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: March 17, 2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Linda Smith, City Manager
SUBJECT:
2020 Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month Proclamation
Prepared by: Cierra Fabrigas, Executive Aide
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will present a proclamation to the National Coalition Against
Prescription Drug Abuse (NCAPDA) recognizing March 2020 as Prescription Drug
Abuse Awareness Month in the City of Dublin to encourage community members to
participate in prescription drug-related prevention programs and activities, and to pledge
"Spread the Word...One Pill Can Kill".
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Present the proclamation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
The City Council will consider proclaiming March 2020 as Prescription Drug Abuse
Awareness Month, as part of a statewide effort to draw attention to an epidemic that
causes thousands of deaths nationwide every year, and to encourage people to by to
participate prescription drug-related prevention programs and activities. The
proclamation also encourages all community members to pledge, "Spread the
Word...One Pill Can Kill".
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
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ATTACHMENTS:
1. Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month Proclamation
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
“2020 Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month – March 2020”
WHEREAS, anyone who takes prescription opioids can become addicted to them. In fact, as many as one in four patients receiving
long-term opioid therapy in a primary care setting struggles with opioid addiction. Once addicted, it can be hard to stop; and
WHEREAS, most teenagers who abuse prescription opioids get them for free from a friend or relative – but those at highest risk of
overdose are as likely to get them from a doctor’s prescription; and
WHEREAS, young adults aged 18 to 25 have the highest annual and monthly rates of nonmedical use of prescription medications of
any age group in the US, with notable consequences from using opioid, stimulant, tranquilizer, and sedative medication; and
WHEREAS, in 2018 in Alameda County there were 676,436 prescriptions given to patients for opioids which is an age-adjusted rate of
365.2 prescriptions per 1,000 residents, which is lower than the state rate of 456.9; and
WHEREAS, according to provisional Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, among the more than 68,557 drug overdose
deaths nationally in 2018, 47,590 deaths involved an opioid and 82 opioid related overdose deaths occurred in Alameda County; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, a total of 8,832 emergency department visits occurred in California that were related to any opioid overdose and
285 of those visits occurred in Alameda County; and
WHEREAS, local prevention coalitions engage youth and adult stakeholders from across the county to participate in Prescription Drug
Abuse Awareness Month activities to raise awareness about prescription drug dangers, promote safe medication storage and disp osal
and ensure naloxone is available for those at high risk of overdose; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Dublin does hereby declare March, 2020 as Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness
Month, and encourages all citizens to participate in prescription drug related prevention programs and activities; Be it also resolved
that the City of Dublin encourages all community members to pledge, “Spread the Word… One Pill Can Kill”.
Dated: March 17, 2020
Mayor David G. Haubert Vice Mayor Arun Goel
Councilmember Melissa Hernandez Councilmember Jean Josey Councilmember Shawn Kumagai