Overdose Awareness Day
Observe Overdose Awareness Day annually on August 31
Observe Overdose Awareness Day every year on August 31. This day raises urgent awareness about the substance abuse crisis. It honors lives lost and supports families left behind. It also spreads hope for prevention and recovery. By speaking openly, we break stigma. By sharing resources, we save lives. Together, we can fight addiction and create a path toward healing.
Overdose Awareness Day also reminds us that addiction does not discriminate. It affects people of all ages, races, and communities. Education and compassion are key to change. Wear a ribbon, share resources, and start conversations. Every action matters. Each step taken helps prevent another tragedy and offers hope to those still struggling.
Share A Tribute
It’s time to put a face on the overdose crisis on Overdose Awareness Day. Those lost to overdose are more than just a number. They were a friend, father, mother, boyfriend, girlfriend, child, aunt, uncle, cousin. The list goes on. Losing someone close to you to substance use can be particularly difficult due to the stigma often surrounding addiction or even experimentation with drugs. It is common for people grieving these types of losses to feel isolated and misunderstood, as society often fails to recognize the complexity of addiction and the devastation it can cause. At Personalized Cause®, we believe that behind every cause is a person with a story to tell.
Overdose Awareness Day works towards preventing overdose. In addition, this day reduces the sigma associated with it. Overdoes Awareness Day provides support to families and loved ones of overdose victims.
Medical professionals define overdose as the accidental or intentional use of a drug or substance such as alcohol or narcotic beyond the recommended dosage. An overdose can have serious consequences. For example, effects range from mild disorientation to seizures, brain injury, and death.
Who Established Overdose Awareness Day?
Australians Sally J. Finn and Peter Streker established Overdose Awareness Day in 2001. Its purpose was to commemorate those who have lost their lives to overdose. It also supports loved ones whose lives have been affected by drug abuse. Not are lives just lost, but families become broken while dealing with addition and the loss of a loved one.
Overdose Awareness Day’s spreads information about how to detect signs of substance abuse and overdose. In addition, it explains what to do when encountering a person who may be having an adverse reaction to a drug. Signs include disorientation, agitation, difficulty breathing, and vomiting. These signs should not be ignored.
Overdose is an increasing global problem
Overdose is increasing as a global problem. Further, a 2014 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) 2014 report estimated that overdose occurs in approximately 183,000 people around the world every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States.
A vast majority of overdose deaths occur due to opioid abuse. Opioids are a class of drugs that reduce the intensity of pain by interacting with proteins call opioids. Heroin, and legally prescribed medication such as oxycodone, codeine, and morphine are all classified as opioids. Opioid receptors are located in the human brain, spinal cord, and other organs.
Wear A Purple Awareness Pin For Drug Overdose Awareness
Wear a purple ribbon for drug overdose. Engrave a personalized purple pin in memory of someone lost to drug addiction. Put a name and face on the loss so that others can know a little bit more about the opioid crisis and your personal story. To earn more about the opioid crisis and the role and responsibility pharmaceutical companies had in creating this epidemic, please click here.
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