International Overdose Awareness Day
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B.C. advocates talk recovery, safer supply on International Overdose Awareness DayDemonstrators placed a long line of photos memorializing some of the thousands of British Columbians whose lives have been lost to drugs on the steps to the B.C. legislature.HealthSep 1, 2025
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Grieving Edmonton families launch overdose awareness campaignAhead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, the group, Moms Stop The Harm, gathered at the site of the billboard.HealthAug 31, 2025
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Alberta launches new mental health and addictions agency, Edmonton marks Overdose Awareness DayWhile families remember loved ones lost to toxic drug overdoses, they question whether the province's new health agency called Recovery Alberta will be the change that is needed.HealthSep 1, 2024
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International Overdose Awareness Day shows reality of Saskatchewan drug useIn 2022, the province had 337 confirmed overdose deaths according to the coroner’s office.CanadaAug 31, 2023
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B.C. minister says intervention paramount on International Overdose Awareness DayThursday marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a worldwide campaign to end overdoses, stigmas and remember those who have passed away.HealthAug 31, 2023
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Fatal overdoses can have ‘ripple effect’ on others in community, Winnipeg counsellor saysAccording to Statistics Canada, there were more than 7,300 opioid-related deaths in the country last year alone — double what we saw just a few years ago.HealthAug 31, 2023
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More than 75 per cent of fatal drug overdoses in Montreal occurred at home, public health findsMontreal's public health department released its latest numbers, which showed that 175 people died of suspected drug overdoses in the last year.HealthAug 31, 2023
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21 deaths a day: Families hit by opioid crisis want Parliament Hill flag lowered'It's impossible, any day of the week, to not hear about somebody else who has died ... people who you have known for many, many years and know extremely well,' Wendy Muckle said.CanadaSep 4, 2022
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Okanagan organizations reflect on International Overdose Awareness DayOrganizations in Kelowna and Penticton have planned events to mark this year’s International Overdose Awareness Day.HealthAug 31, 2022
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Saskatoon and Regina hold events advocating for more harm reduction supportsWednesday is International Overdose Awareness Day, and people gathered at the Saskatoon Indian and Metis Friendship Centre to get the point across that this was a growing issue.CanadaAug 31, 2022
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