Patrick Zarate

Chief Operations Officer Ventura County Behavioral Health, Division Manager,Alcohol & Drug Programs

[Patrick Zarate @VentPatrick]

The numbers are daunting but local matters and we should continue to efforts. Plan the work and work the plan. https://t.co/se8IfJLl52

[Patrick Zarate @VentPatrick]

So as I close my career as the man in charge, I have to say things haven't always gone the way I wanted... ala Chad Vader, day shift Mgr

[Patrick Zarate @VentPatrick]

ASAM Pres, Kelly Clark reminds us detox isn't treatment as the risk of fatal OD is higher completing 28 day rehab sans MAT vs no Tx at all.

[Leana Wen, M.D. @DrLeanaWen]

Whenever there are politicians who tell us their sad stories - I’m glad they’re sharing. But we need to ask them - what funding are you going to allocate to this problem? #NPFOpioids

[Advocates for Opioid Recovery @AORecovery]

There is overwhelming evidence in support of medication-assisted treatment. Ignoring facts is ending lives. Check out our resources page to learn more! https://t.co/MC23VNSqeA #AccessMATters

[Patrick Zarate @VentPatrick]

Medication Assisted Tx is the gold standard of care for those who have an opioid addiction. Use and access should be aggressively enhanced.

[Opioid overdose 1st Responders @BroochOpioidEMS]

Siskiyou supervisors hear update from opioid safety coalition @SiskiyouSheriff carry #naloxone #CANARCAN https://t.co/RvVnCoMzHx

[Patrick Zarate @VentPatrick]

Applaud Siskiyou Board of Supervisors hearing on local opioid task force on efforts & challenges. It won't be easy, but it will be worth it

[OCHN @OaklandCHN]

Nearly 5,700 Naloxone orders dispensed in last six months https://t.co/QJGK88CxNL

[Operation UNITE @uniteky]

https://t.co/asaPSlQ4X0

[Positive Paths @PositivePathsVC]

@officialDannyT w/ @VentPatrick talking prevention, treatment, and Patrick’s life in retirement.

[Patrick Zarate @VentPatrick]

Wow! Special thanks to Danny Trejo for making my last All Staff Meeting with ADP employees extra special !

[Al Seib @AlSeibPhoto]

SpaceX launch of PAZ satellite to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 6:17 a.m. as seen from Thousand Oaks

[Patrick Zarate @VentPatrick]

PAZ satellite ? Awesome !!

[Patrick Zarate @VentPatrick]

As I am 2 days from retirement, thank you to all the Rx Abuse and Heroin prevention work group members. You rock it.

[Patrick Zarate @VentPatrick]

As with any epidemic it's gonna morph. Working the overdose crisis as we find it here locally is going to require an adaptive approach.

[Rx Summit @RxSummit]

We'll be sharing best practices April 2-5 in Atlanta at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, which... https://t.co/XKgSKTnlyt

[Patrick Zarate @VentPatrick]

Local efforts and strategies of Ventura County will be given spotlight at the National Rx Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta next month!

[Patrick J. Kennedy @PJK4brainhealth]

Progress! Rhode Island has shown the rest of the nation that if you treat addiction like the brain disease it is, rather than an acute condition to be "cured" through detox, people have a fighting chance to rebuild their lives. https://t.co/lz7tDQRcXF