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August is Overdose Awareness Month
August is Overdose Awareness Month, capped by International Overdose Awareness Day, which takes place annually on August 31st.
Overdose Awareness Month is the time to raise awareness of substance use disorders, combat the stigma that is attached to those disorders, promote treatment and celebrate recovery, and strengthen efforts to prevent overdose deaths.
How can you support Overdose Awareness?
- Encourage participation in Overdose Awareness events.
- Shareinformation about the issue of fatal and non-fatal overdose.
- Send the message to current and former people who use drugs that they are valued.
- Stimulate discussion about overdose prevention and drug policy.
- Provide basic information on the range of available support services.
- Inform those around you about the risk of overdose.
We can all take action to address the overdose epidemic and enhance our support for individuals facing substance use disorder so that we can save lives.
