In honour of National Overdose Awareness Day and National Recovery Month, mums, babies and staff from our Mother and Child Recovery Houses held a remembrance event for those who have lost their lives due to overdose.
#RecoveryMonth #OverdoseAwarenessDay
In photos: Kamloops honours lives lost on Overdose Awareness Day ❤️🩹
575 candles were lit on Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 30, in remembrance of those lost to the toxic drug crisis.
#OverdoseAwarenessDay #Kamloops #toxicdrugcrisis
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Today we celebrated Overdose Awareness Day at Glenice Sheehan, where residents from four of our residential treatment programs and staff from across the agency got together to remember those who have been lost to an overdose. #Riverbend #overdoseawarenessday
This #OverdoseAwarenessDay (Aug 31), let’s get real:
Bisexual women are over 2× more likely to misuse prescription opioids than straight women. Plus, LGBTQ+ folks face substance use rates 2–3× higher.
Addiction is a public health crisis. Let’s fight stigma and demand better access to care.
"In B.C., where more than 16,000 people have died due to illicit drugs since a public health emergency was declared in 2016, the day is a poignant reminder of the human toll of a crisis that has become highly politicized."
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More than 18,000 British Columbians have died due to unregulated toxic drugs over the last decade.
On Sunday, 100 people gathered at Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park to mourn and celebrate their lives. #OverdoseAwarenessDay
📢 On 31/8, International Overdose Awareness Day, we’ll gather on 4/9 at 6 pm at Plaça Emili Vendrell.
🌹 A space to remember, share & demand policies that put life at the center. ❤️
#IOAD2025 #OverdoseAwarenessDay
📢 El 31/8, Día Int. de Sensibilización sobre la Sobredosis, lo conmemoramos juntxs el 4/9 a las 18 h en Plaça Emili Vendrell.
🌹 Espacio para recordar, compartir y exigir políticas que pongan la vida al centro. ❤️
#IOAD2025 #OverdoseAwarenessDay
📢 El 31/8, Dia Int. de la Sensibilització sobre la Sobredosi, el commemorarem juntes el 4/9 a les 18 h a la Plaça Emili Vendrell.
🌹 Espai per recordar, compartir i reclamar polítiques que posin la vida al centre. ❤️
#IOAD2025 #OverdoseAwarenessDay
On Aug. 31, ND Health and Human Services (HHS) joins communities across the state and around the world in recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day
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#MED #HHS #OverdoseAwarenessDay
Alt-text: A purple ribbon with text "August 31st, 2025 International Overdose Awareness Day" and a glowing candle below. Transcribed Text: "August 31st, 2025 International Overdose Awareness Day. Palm Beach Recovery Centers."
Addiction and overdose can happen to anyone, regardless of socio-economic background, race, creed, culture, ethnicity, etc.
Rather than look the other way , judge, or have a saviour complex, try to meet people where they are at. Listen to their stories […]
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Today is #OverdoseAwarenessDay.
We need to remember those we lost to overdose and do all we can to address the overdose crisis. I will continue to prioritize that work, including ensuring that naloxone is available to save lives. www.cpr.org/2025/06/24/c...
The Edinburgh City Chambers lit up in purple
Lighting the City Chambers in purple to highlight #OverdoseAwarenessDay
If you’re worried about your drug use or concerned about someone else, there’s support to help you. Take a look at the Edinburgh Alcohol and Drug Partnership edinburghadp.co.uk
💜Today is Overdose Awareness Day
No one is immune to the risk of overdose—but everyone has the power to save a life.
👉 Learn the signs.
👉 Carry Narcan.
👉 Protect your community.
Free Narcan available at Compass thanks to #RebelRecoveryFL!
#OverdoseAwarenessDay #HarmReduction
🕯 Aug 31 is #OverdoseAwarenessDay — honoring lives lost & fighting stigma. Learn the signs, carry naloxone, and offer support without judgment. 💜 Harm reduction saves lives. #EndOverdose #LGBTQHealth #RadiantHealthOC
Today is #OverdoseAwarenessDay, a time to reflect on the national overdose epidemic that has a personal impact on Ohio communities. This is a serious crisis that will require years of hard work.
An image for International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st. The background is a soft, light purple with a faint, white-on-white map of the world. Centered on the image are the words "OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY" in dark purple. Below the text is a large, stylized dark purple ribbon, which is a symbol for this day. In the upper part of the image, it says "31 AUGUST" and "INTERNATIONAL" in a lighter purple font. In the bottom left corner is the logo for Fund for Public Health NYC, with the slogan "Health is everybody's business."
Overdose affects all of us. Today, on #OverdoseAwarenessDay, we honor those we've lost to overdose. In their memory, take a moment to learn how naloxone can save a life.
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International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31st, 2025
International Overdose Awareness Day honors those we’ve lost, and serves as an essential reminder that substance abuse should be handled with compassion– not stigma or judgment.
#OverdoseAwarenessDay #MaineFamilyPlanning
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. We remember those lost, support those affected, and raise awareness to prevent overdose. The opioid crisis continues—together, we can reduce stigma, save lives, and support recovery. #OverdoseAwarenessDay #FOMA #DOsCare
August 31st is Overdose Awareness Day. Today, we remember those we've lost, support those who are struggling, and stand together to break the stigma. Every life matters and harm reduction saves lives. 💜
#GirlsInc #StrongSmartBold #OverdoseAwarenessDay #EndTheStigma #HarmReductionSavesLives
Près de 80 % des décès dus à la consommation de drogues sont liés aux opioïdes.
Environ 25 % de ces décès sont dus à une surdose.
Plus d'infos sur les opioïdes, via
@who.int , à l'occasion de la Journée de #sensibilisationauxsurdoses : who.int/fr/news-room... #OverdoseAwarenessDay
Purple awareness ribbon on a gradient purple background with bold white text reading “International Overdose Awareness Day.” Hashtag “#EndOverdose” and NSNDP logo appear below.
Today on International Overdose Awareness Day we remember those lost to overdose and honour the grief of the family and friends left behind.
#EndOverdose #OverdoseAwarenessDay
Signs of opioid overdose Alert: is the person drowsy or unresponsive? (Try to rouse them by rubbing your knuckles hard against their chest bone.) Breathing: is the person breathing at a slower rate than normal (breathing less than 10x/min)? Color: does the person have an unusual complexion (turning blue, purple)? ! Remember the ABC’s! What to do: Call 911 immediately. Administer naloxone (Narcan), waiting 3-4 minutes to administer another dose. Give rescue breaths and monitor until help arrives. Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Overdoses are preventable. Together we can: Support harm reduction services. Learn the signs of overdose and how to respond. Reduce stigma. Always carry naloxone if you or loved ones are at risk. Promote access to evidence-based and effective treatment. Share resources and connect others to reliable information. Funding for overdose prevention resources and research is crucial to continue providing the services that we know work, and to develop new prevention strategies. Yale School of Public Health
Overdoses are preventable when we use — and fund — the tools that work.
#IOAD2025 #OverdoseAware #EndOverdose #OverdoseAwarenessDay
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Medication-based treatments for opioid use disorder work. Yale researchers found that compared to no treatment, methadone and buprenorphine reduced the risk of death by 38% and 34% respectively. However, non-medication treatments, such as abstinence-based programs, were associated with an increased risk of death by 77%. How do they work? Buprenorphine and methadone help manage withdrawal symptoms and cravings, lowering reliance on opioids. Yale School of Public Health Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Harm reduction saves lives. Harm reduction refers to a range of interventions that aim to reduce harms around substance use, while respecting the autonomy and dignity of individuals to make informed choices and meeting people where they are, without any expectation of abstinence or treatment. On illustration of a road, is text, Decrease unexpected exposures to opioids in contaminated illicit drugs Help people have options to not use drugs alone (using alone puts people at higher risk of overdose) Distrubute fentanyl test strips Expand access to naloxone Source: Yale Program in Addiction Medicine
Access to naloxone is vital. Fast-acting, safe, life-saving medication. Can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Can be purchased OTC in most pharmacies. The Yale Community Health Care Van and other harm reduction programs offer free naloxone. CTDPH offers the free Naloxone and Overdose Response App (NORA). Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Reducing stigma can help prevent overdoses. Research has found that stigma related to substance use may increase the risk of overdose. Ways to address stigma, according to the research: * Offer overdose prevention and naloxone training in welcoming settings. * Utilize peer outreach approaches, where people who use drugs share prevention messages in their networks. * Use person-first language. * Acknowledge the societal, rather than individual, causes of substance use, and that treatment works. Sources: International Journal of Drug Policy, Harm Reduction Journal, New England Journal of Medicine
Overdoses are preventable when we use — and fund — the tools that work.
#IOAD2025 #OverdoseAware #EndOverdose #OverdoseAwarenessDay
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The Overdose Decline and why prevention works Yale School of Public Health
Overdose deaths are declining. CDC provisional data shows a 24% drop in overdose deaths (Sept 2023–Sept 2024).* That’s 27,000+ lives saved in a single year. Within this report, 45 states saw decreases in overdose deaths. Five states (Alaska, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, Utah) still saw increases. *Note: CDC’s numbers are early estimates based on the most recent available information. They may be updated as more death certificates and records are processed. Yale School of Public Health Source: CDC
Progress is possible when we use tools that work: Naloxone (Narcan®): Reverses opioid overdoses Harm Reduction: Syringe services, fentanyl testing strips, and harm reduction centers help prevent overdoses and other health issues Addressing Stigma: Stigma is a significant barrier to treatment Medication-Assisted Treatment: Methadone and buprenorphine reduce risk of relapse & overdose Yale School of Public Health Sources: Yale Program in Addiction Medicine, Harm Reduction Journal
"Our son Alec passed away alone on his 26th birthday from the disease of addiction - ashamed, afraid, and without access to an overdose prevention center that could have saved his life. He had carefully placed Narcan by his side, but no one there to use it. Harm reduction saves lives. We must invest in these proven measures to give people like Alec another chance to live and recover." - Dita Bhargava, MPH ‘26 Executive MPH student
Overdoses are preventable when we use — and fund — the tools that work.
#IOAD2025 #OverdoseAware #EndOverdose #OverdoseAwarenessDay
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Det her er noen av grunnene til at lille Norge ligger i toppen av Europas overdosestatistikk.
Det er ikke kunnskap som mangler for å få endring.
Det er viljen til å gjøre det som mangler.
#DetAngårOssAlle #OverdoseAwarenessDay
Supervised consumption sites like The Thistle save lives by reducing overdose deaths, preventing disease transmission, and connecting people to health and social services.
They also strengthen community safety and reduce public harms. #OverdoseAwarenessDay
On #OverdoseAwarenessDay (31 August), the #GCDP recalls @helenclarknz.bsky.social and Michel Kazatchkine‘s recent visit to The Thistle in Glasgow, where supervised consumption services are saving lives.
Since January, nearly 40 overdoses have been reversed at the site. #PublicHealth #HarmReduction
#OverdoseAwarenessDay overdose can just be an accident not part of #opioiddependence
