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
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#IOAD2023

Hey.

Wear purple tomorrow 💜 (August 31)

Join me to imagine a world where a substance use disorder is TRULY viewed as a health issue.

Let's change the narrative. People who use drugs must be seen to truly be heard for real policy change.

Show others you see them by busting out your best purple duds.

It would make my heart happy.

#WeSeeYou #DrugPolicy #SocialJustice #IOAD #DrugPoisoning

I love someone who is a person who used drugs. Every drug. All the drugs.

Did they deserve to suffer for 30+ years in silence with a substance use disorder? No, they did not.

Did they deserve to be failed by every system imaginable? No, they did not.

They were someone who went unseen.

For anyone struggling with substance use, I see you. For anyone who loves or supports them, I see you, too.
💜

#WeSeeYou #IOAD #DrugPolicy #Drugs #SocialJustice.

August 31 is International Drug Posioning Awareness Day.

The mission is to:
🟣Raise awareness regarding the ongoing drug poisoning crisis
🟣Remember, without stigma, those who died
🟣Hold space for grieving family and friends
🟣Advocate for action around prevention strategies and evidence based drug policies

Remember -
📣Every death is a policy failure📣

💜Find an event near you:
https://www.overdoseday.com/

#IOAD #InternationalDrugPoisoningAwarenessDay #TimeToRemember #TimeToAct