DRUG FREE KERN

Drug Free Kern (DFK) is comprised of community members, local agencies, businesses, treatment providers, and key stakeholders. The coalition works to reduce the impact of substance and alcohol misuse and abuse in Kern County... Drug Free Kern employs a multi-pronged approach to overdose prevention in our community. Outreach and Prevention efforts include Narcan distribution, treatment services, and safe medication disposal. Drug Free Kern partners with various agencies throughout Kern to distribute Narcan, a medication that reverses opioid-related overdoses. Additionally, our coalition promotes access to and awareness of medication assisted treatment through outreach and distribution of psychoeducational materials. In partnership with pharmacies and law enforcement offices throughout the County, DFK reduces medication access points by providing free medication receptacles for community members to surrender their unused, unwanted, or expired prescription and over-the-counter..

Primary location: Bakersfield United States