Tag: International Overdose Awareness Day
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Metuchen community comes together to ‘break the stigma’ on substance abuse disorders
METUCHEN – If anything, the crowd that gathered outside Metuchen Borough Hall was a telling sign that society is making strides to “breaking the stigma” on substance abuse disorders. However, those in the “breaking the stigma” fight, will say the “fight and effort” is still in full swing. State Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19), chairman of…
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Overdose awareness day honors lives lost to substance use
A sea of small purple flags will adorn the grass along the front entrance to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office in Freehold for the rest of the month, leading up to International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, with each flag representing an individual lost due to a drug overdose in Monmouth County this year.…
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Speakers share candid stories of addiction during International Overdose Awareness Day rally
Chris had struggled for 20 years with an opioid addiction. He suffered drug overdoses many times, but he had finally overcome his addiction. Chris was on his way to making a new life, with the help of “some incredible people,” said his mother, Lynn, who declined to provide her last name. He found a great…
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Overdose Awareness Day seeks to reduce stigma of substance abuse
More than 3,000 New Jerseyans – mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles – died of a drug overdose in 2020, but at least some of those deaths could have been prevented by reducing the stigma of substance abuse. That’s the message that International Overdose Awareness Day wants to get across at the annual event,…
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#SquashTheStigma through water balloon challenge
The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) is once again launching an online water balloon challenge in an effort to squash the stigma associated with substance use disorder in advance of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31. PDFNJ’s online Squash the Stigma Challenge, taking place this week and continuing through Aug. 31, calls…