Know Overdose Nevada County is a local campaign to increase knowledge and awareness about drug overdose risks and harm reduction strategies to help prevent overdoses and deaths.
Like many other communities across the state and country, Nevada County has seen an increase in overdose deaths in the past few years. This has largely been a result of synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, entering the local drug supply.
Our diverse coalition of community supporters believes improving access to information and resources and increasing awareness of harm reduction strategies are an important part of reversing this trend and preventing overdose deaths.
Drug Factsheets & Alerts
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Kratom Factsheet
What is Kratom? Kratom (pronounced KRAT-um) is a tropical tree found in Southeast Asia. Its leaves contain compounds that can have mind-altering, or psychotropic, effects. Kratom is frequently marketed and sold as an herbal extract or dietary supplement to boost energy and mood and relieve pain. Lower doses can produce stimulant-like effects, while higher doses…
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Nitazenes/Iso
Recently, nitazenes (isotonitaze or “iso”, metonitazene, and protonitazene) – a class of synthetic opioids – were detected in drug samples in Nevada County. The high potency of nitazenes combined with inexperience with dosing, a lack of awareness of nitazenes being present in the local drug supply, and the mixing of nitazenes into drugs that already…
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Nitrous Oxide
Recently medical practitioners in Nevada County have seen an increase in patients being seen at the emergency department and other settings as a result of complications from recreational nitrous oxide use. These complications are often neurological, ranging from tingling in the extremities to long-term neurological damage.