“International Overdose Awareness Day was initiated in 2001 by Sally J Finn at The Salvation Army in St Kilda, Melbourne.

Since 2001, many community members as well as government and non-government organisations have held events to raise awareness and commemorate those who have been lost to drug overdose.

Since 2012, International Overdose Awareness Day has been coordinated by the not-for-profit Australian public health organisation Penington Institute.

Find more from https://www.overdoseday.com/

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Today marks International Overdose Awareness Day.
We are all united by the same mission: to end the overdose crisis. Today, no matter where you are, or how you are marking #IOAD2022, know that you are part of a global movement for a better world.💜#IOAD #EndOverdose #Overdose pic.twitter.com/DihUviYXTB

— International Overdose Awareness Day (@OverdoseDay) August 31, 2022