On #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay I’m so comforted to see a big group of people out in #DowntownGuelph to recognize that addiction is an illness and it needs to be treated the same way other illnesses are.

Addiction is not a choice and every death due to drug poisoning is a failure, a failure of policy, and a failure of our society.
#SupportNotStigma
#NeverUseAlone

Global News BC: B.C. minister says intervention paramount on International Overdose Awareness Day https://globalnews.ca/news/9931566/bc-overdose-awareness-day/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #vancouverareanetworkofdrugusers #BCCoronerService #BCoverdosedeaths #BCgovernment #BCoverdoes #Overdose #Canada #Health #VANDU

#Bales2023FilmChallenge August 31: someone ODs on #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay

28 is no age to die, regardless if your name is Susan Superstar or #EdieSedgwick. But it happened, right during the wrap-up of filming Ciao Manhattan (#JohnPalmer & #DavidWeisman, 1972). Edie was gone, just like that, snuffed like so many of the other #Warhol #Superstars ☞ https://write.underworld.fr/settima/ciao-manhattan-1972

#film #cinema #CineMastodon @film

Today is #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay.

On August 31 every year, we come together to remember our loved ones lost to overdose and to call for action to end overdose.

It's time to spread the word!

Overdose can happen to anyone, regardless of background or circumstance. It can occur whether a person is experiencing drug dependence or not. It can strike when a contaminated substance is taken or even during a first-time drug use. It can happen to people using prescription drugs. It affects the young and old, and everyone in between, anywhere in the world. Overdose does not discriminate.

Let's shatter the stigma surrounding overdose.

Together, let's work towards a world free from overdose harm.

Learn more about IOAD: https://www.overdoseday.com/

#IOAD
#EndOverdose
#EndTheStigma
#preventable
#IOAD23
#IOAD2023