International Overdose Day 2014
Overview
When:
08/31/2014
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Location: Multiple Cities - US, Canada, UK, Australia
When:
08/31/2014
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Location: Multiple Cities - US, Canada, UK, Australia
is a global event held on August 31st each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have met with death or permanent injury as a result of drug overdose
Australia International Overdose Awarenes Events |
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St Kilda, Victoria Recognition Lunch at Access Health in St Kilda Location: Access Health, The Salvation Army Crisis Services, 31 Grey Street, St Kilda, Vic 3182 Type of Event: In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, a BBQ lunch will be held at Access Health for NSP and Access Health service users. When: Monday the 1st September, 2014 Time: 12.30pm to 2pm. Phone: 9536 7780 Contact: Bec Thatcher [email protected] |
Mount Isa, Queensland International Overdose Awareness Day 2014 Location: Isa House, Suite 6 Mount Isa House, 119 Camooweal Street, Mount Isa, QLD. 4825 Type of Event: Social media and community event campaign to provide awareness of overdose and how it occurs and information of the potential dangers of prescription medications, illicit substances, alcohol including poly drug use. Time: 10.00am Phone: 0747449100 Contact: James Cripps [email protected] |
Highgate, W.A. Location: Remembrance Tree Hyde Park, Highgate. Enter at Lake and Glendower St Junction to the right along the path. Type of Event: Community Event Information day to raise awareness of overdose risk and response. Remembrance tree for tributes. FREE BBQ. All users, family, friends and community are welcome to stop by have a chat, get some information, have some food, and take a moment to remember those lost and affected by overdose. Peer Naloxone Project Information. Collaboration between WA Substance Users Association WASUA and Hepatitis WA and DAO Time: 1pm-3pm, FRIDAY, 29th August Phone: 0415 365 964 Contact: Laura Jinx [email protected] |
Carnegie, Victoria Overdose Awareness Day Reflection Location: Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC), 140 Grange Rd, Carnegie, 3163 Type of Event: SHARC invites anyone whose lives have been impacted by the loss of a loved one due to substance use to a reflection opportunity on Friday, August 29th, 2014 at SHARC. A light lunch will be shared. Time: 11:30am – 1:30pm Phone: 95731740 Contact: Daina Latta [email protected] |
Townsville, Queensland |
Darlinghurst Overdose Awareness Day Morning Tea Location: Kirketon Road Centre 100 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst NSW 2010 Type of Event: Commemorative morning tea to remember community members who have experienced overdose and their friends and family Time: 10:30am Phone: 02 9360 2766 Contact: Rosie Gilliver [email protected] |
Campbelltown International Overdose Awareness Day Remembrance Service Location: St Peters Anglican Church Cordeaux St Campbelltown NSW 2560 Type of Event: Remembrance Service Time: 10.30 Phone: 024627-2705 Contact: [email protected] |
St Kilda Tributes & Prevention Location: St Kilda Needle and Syringe Program The Salvation Army Crisis Services, 31 Grey Street, St Kilda, Vic, 3182 Type of Event: Throughout the month of August the St Kilda Needle and Syringe Program will have a tributes board offering people who use the service the chance to leave a tribute to friends, family and loved ones they have lost to overdose. Also throughout the month of August there will be information packs available through the Needle and Syringe Program with information on; - Getting NALOXONE at Access Health - Overdose prevention material - Other drug and alcohol information Time: Throughout August Phone: 9536 7780 |
Hoppers Crossing International Overdose Awareness Day at ISIS Primary Care Location: ISIS Primary Care 117-129 Warringa Crescent Hoppers Crossing, Victoria Activity rooms 2 & 3 Type of Event: The Addictions program at ISIS Primary Care (Gamblers Help Western and the Voyage AOD program) will be holding an event at our Hoppers Crossing campus to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day. The event will provide an opportunity for affected others and community members to gather in remembrance of loved ones lost through overdose (due to mental health, gambling, drug and alcohol issues). We will be serving morning tea, have information stands (drugs, mental health, gambling), a remembrance book available for anyone wishing to write a tribute and a mandala for affected others to colour as a meditation. Time: 10am-12pm, Friday 29 August Phone: (03) 9296 1255 Contact: Lyn Bowland [email protected] |
Wangaratta Overdose Remembrance Day at Gateway Health Location: Gateway Health 90-100 Ovens St Wangaratta Vic 3677 Type of Event: Remembrance Time: 11:00am Phone: (03) 5723 2000 Contact: Trent Jones [email protected] |
North Ringwood Third annual Eastern Metropolitan Regional Remembrance Event Where: Ringwood Lake, Maroondah Highway entry (opposite Larissa Avenue, Melways ref: 49J8) When: Friday 29th August 2014, 12pm for ceremony, lunch to follow Type of Event: This is a chance for family and friends to remember those they have lost, and for those in the wider community to come together to commit to raising awareness and reducing stigma about overdose in all its forms. If you, your service or a client of your service thinks there is a specific way they could be involved in the event (speaking, a reading, an reflective activity etc), please make contact ASAP. We look forward to sharing with you on the day. This event is a collaboration between Whitehorse CHS, EACH, EHADS and YSAS Contact Beth Locke ( 03) 8843 2308 or 0430 524 749 [email protected] |
Sydney, NSW Location: NUAA NSP, Ground Floor Type of Event: Throughout the week leading up to Overdose Awareness Day we will be displaying our “Tribbon” (tribute+ribbon) which is a blown up version of the ODA Day badge. Patrons can come and leave tributes on the ribbon to friends, family or colleagues that have suffered an overdose. |
Melbourne Writers Festival (21-31 August 2014) Understanding Addiction Location: Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne. Type of Event: Marking International Overdose Awareness Day, the Melbourne Writers Festival is convening a panel with SJ Finn (founder of International Overdose Awareness Day), Christine Nixon (former Police Commissioner of Victoria) and Kate Holden (author) to discuss the complex issue of drug and alcohol use and misuse, and how we need to diminish the guilt and shame associated with these activities if we are to address the serious issue of preventing death from overdose. |
Overdose Tributes on our giant ODAD ribbon |
Merri Community Health Services NSP Overdose Awareness Day Location: 93 Bell Street, Coburg Type of Event: Billboard display and information. Information handed out to those attending NSP at Coburg and Brunswick. Time: All day Phone: 0400842069 Contact: Bernadette Mulcahy [email protected] |
Better Choices |
United States International Overdose Awareness Events
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San Francisco, California San Francisco Overdose Awareness Day Memorial March Location: San Francisco Type of Event: March through San Francisco, with a gathering at the end to share stories, remember and celebrate the lives of those who we have lost to overdose. Time: 2pm Phone: 510-444-6969 ext 16 Contact: Eliza Wheeler <[email protected]> |
Denver, Colorado Denver Overdose Awareness Day Location: NW Corner of Colfax and Broadway in downtown Denver, CO. Type of Event: To raise a ruckus and stop the silence of overdose in our community. We will gather to hold signs and pass out overdose information at this very busy downtown Denver corner. Time: 2:30-4:00pm Phone: 303-572-7800 Contact: Lisa Raville <[email protected]> |
Newark, Deleware International Overdose Awareness Day Candle Light VigilLocation: The corner of Rt. 896 and Main Street in Newark, Delaware near the University of Delaware Campus Type of Event: Candle Light Vigil honoring those we have lost to the disease of addiction and to educate those who have family members or friends who are currently using regarding our Good Samaritan 911 Law (2013) and our just passed Naloxone Law. Balloon send-off after vigil. Time: 8:00 – 11:00 pm Phone: 302-598-6296 Contact: Liz Perkins [email protected] |
Carpentersville, Illinois Overdose Awareness Day “You are not alone gathering” Location: Carpenter Park-by the stage Type of event: We will be gathering together to remember lives lost too soon from overdose, while also providing hope, resource information for grief, treatment and support. We will offer naloxone training to anyone who wants to be trained and speaking of overdose prevention and the 911 Good Samaritan law. There will be on display the actual Proclamation from Governor Quinn of Illinois recognizing August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day in Illinois,A Memorial quilt with 100 names of loved ones lost from overdose.We will be launching balloons. Please bring your lawn chair and join us by the stage. “You are not alone” Sponsored by: JA2SOON “Don’t Roll the Dice with Your Life” Time: 10:30am- 12:30pm Phone: 847.428.4497 Contact: Terri [email protected] |
Peru, Illinois Overdose Awareness & Memory Walk 2014 Location: Baker Lake 30th Street Peru Il 61354 Type of Event: A walk in memory of those lost, loved and still struggling with addictive illness. Speakers, resource table, balloon release to remember our loved ones lost. Time: 10am-12pm Phone: 815-993-8314 Contact: Lori Brown [email protected] |
Elk Grove, Illinois “Overdose Ends Now” Location: Busse Woods South Groves 5-16 Elk Grove Village Il Type of Event: Evening of Remembrance, hope and action Special Musical Guest Man the Mighty Naloxone training Food Truck Resource expo Free To attend Time: 5:00 to 8:00pm Contact: <[email protected]> |
DeKalb, Illinois
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Shorewood, Illinois
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Collinsville, Illinois Collinsville Community Awareness Event, August 28 Location: Navigation Church, 1205 Vandalia, Collinsville, Illinois 62234 Type of Event: The Collinsville Police Department is pleased to announce a community awareness event featuring presentations by Bethany Place. The primary purpose is to provide training to members of our community which will allow them to access the potentially lifesaving drug Narcan through Bethany Place. This public meeting is also an opportunity for members of our community to receive updated local statistics of heroin use, treatment opportunities, and local HIV/AIDS statistics/prevention measures. Family members, friends, business owners, neighbors and anyone who is concerned for the life of an injection drug user is welcome to attend and take advantage of the training. Time: 7:00 p.m. August 28 Phone: 618 345 4249 Contact: Tim Stark [email protected] |
Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana Overdose Awareness Day Location: Juan Solomon Park 6100 Grandview Drive Indianapolis, IN In Shelter Type of Event: Picnic at 6:00 p.m. Awareness Discussion with speakers immediately followed by remembrance and candle light vigil. Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Phone: 317-828-6883 Contact: Justin Phillips <[email protected]> |
Indianapolis, Indiana Overdose Awareness Day |
Davenport, Iowa First Annual Quad Cities Overdose Awareness Walk Location: LaFayette Park 700 W 4th St, Davenport, IA Type of Event: Bring your family and friends and walk with us from LaFayette Park, Davenport, IA to Schwiebert Park, Rock Island, IL to bring awareness to the national epidemic of drug overdoses in the Quad Cities, throughout Iowa and Illinois, and the rest of the country. LaFayette Park, Davenport, IA Expert speakers, balloon release, Memorial Wall (bring a photo of your loved one to pin on the wall) and supporter networking. Website: http://odawalk.com Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1483065088579745/ Saturday, August 30, 2014 Time: 10am Phone: 202-560-6551 Contact: Rene Dickerson <[email protected]> |
Lexington, Kentucky |
Portland, Maine I AM HERE Outreach Team Presents the First Annual Overdose Awareness Day Rally and Vigil Location: Monument Square Congress Street Portland, Maine. Type of Event: A community of active users and their allies coming together to give recognition to those who have died from an opiate overdose. There will also be educational outreach with specific emphasis on Narcan availability in Maine. We will walk through downtown Portland, raising awareness to this important issue and end with a memorial and time of silence. Time: 2-4pm Phone: (207) 756-8024 Contact: Zoe Odlin-Platz [email protected] |
Waterville, Maine First Annual Overdose Awareness Day Location: Railroad Square Cinema 17 Railroad Square Waterville, Maine 04901 Type of Event: Screening of 23 minutes documentary “The Opiate Effect” followed by discussion with Henry “Skip” Gates. We will also be creating a mobile memorial with make-your-own magnets to honor loved ones lost to overdose. Time: 10am – 12 noon Phone: 1-207-626-1279 Contact: Kelsey Cler [email protected] |
Clementon, New Jersey Clementon Awareness Day Location: Heroes Park Garfield Ave. Clementon, NJ 08021 Type of Event: Ceremonial and educational , speaking and songs Time: 7pm – 9pm Phone: 609-605-4608 Contact: Jonathan Fisher [email protected] |
Bronx, New York St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction International Overdose Prevention Awareness Day Location: St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction, 886 Westchester Avenue GFL, Bronx, New York 10459 Type of Event: A Day of Prevention & Remembrance Time: All Day: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Overdose Prevention and Response Training – Breakfast; 11:00 AM to 12::00 Overdose Awareness Art Competition; 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Candle Light Vigil – Honor our Ancestors; 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM – Lunch 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Honor our Heroes and Sheroes Phone: 718-585-5544 [email protected] |
South Bronx, New York Event Name: BOOM!Health Training the Community Location: Look for the BOOM!Health which will be located at East 150th Street and Morris Avenue on International Overdose Awareness Day. Type of Event: We will train community members on Opioid Overdose Reversals right in their community. Our team of overdose trainers will provide training to residents in the community that want to become part of growing number of trained responders in The South Bronx. Time: 11:00am and 12:30pm Phone: 917 232 8582 Contact: Ed Manchess [email protected] |
New York, New York Event Name: NYC Overdose Awareness Day Location: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, 42-09 28th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 Room 3-52 Type of Event: The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is hosting the 1st Annual NYC Overdose Awareness Day on September 9th, 2014 in commemoration of International Overdose Awareness Day. The event will include an overdose prevention training in which attendees can receive naloxone—a medication that reverses the effects of overdose and can save someone’s life. The event will also include a panel of individuals whose lives have been touched by opioid overdose and a presentation on the work that the NYC DOHMH is currently doing to challenge the opioid crisis in New York City. In addition, Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs will host a “Day of Training” at sites throughout New York City on Tuesday, September 9th. Time: 1– 5pm Phone: 347-396-7909 Contact: Amu Ptah Riojas [email protected] |
Port Jefferson, New York |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Greensboro, North Carolina Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil Location: 401 Ashland Dr, Greensboro, NC 27403 Type of Event: We will have a Story Board where people can post pictures, graffiti, write, draw, and create anything they would like to remember lost loved ones. We will have music, light refreshments, naloxone, Harm reduction information, supplies and most important love and acceptance. We will light candles and take a moment in one of Greensboro’s most beautiful parks to never forget the untimely and unnecessary deaths of our loved ones. Come out and help spread the word that overdose is 100% preventable. Make sure if you know someone that uses opiates You have Naloxone. Time: 6:30pm until dark, August 31 Phone: 336-669-5543 Contact: Louise Vincent [email protected] |
Gloucester, Massachusetts 4th Annual Gloucester Overdose Vigil Location: The Flag Pole at the Cut Bridge, Stacy Boulevard, Gloucester Ma. Type of Event: Join us for a night of healing to remember those we have lost to overdose and help shed light on this ongoing tragedy. Program includes luminaries, speakers, reading of the names, music, lighting of candles, moment of silence and memorial table. All are welcome. Date and Time: Thurs. September 4th 7-9pm. Rain date Sept. 12th Phone: 781-258-8948 Contact: Kathy Day [email protected] |
Portland, Oregon
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Kingston, Pennsylvania International Overdose Awareness Day Location: Kirby Park (Pavilion 1) Type of Event: A day of remembrance with speakers, music, information tables, and balloon release Time: 2pm to 5pm Phone: 570 991 7199 Contact: Carol Coolbaugh/ N.E.P.A. chapter of GRASP [email protected] |
Flower Mound, Texas |
Austin, Texas Texas Overdose Awareness Day vigil Location: Texas State Capital South Steps Austin Texas 78758 Type of Event: Information dissemination both verbal and written, readings of names and moment of silence for loved ones who have passed. Music Time: 5:30-7:30pm Contact: Mark Kinzly [email protected] |
Lubbock, Texas Overdose Prevention Awareness Event Location: Miller Park, Lubbock, Texas Type of Event: Open to the public-Family event Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm Phone: 806-241-2902 Contact: Teresa Alvarado [email protected] |
Vancouver, Washington |
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Canada International Overdose Awareness Day Events |
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Edmonton, Alberta International Overdose Awareness Day in Edmonton Location: Centennial Plaza (behind the public library) 99 Street and 101a Avenue Edmonton, AB Canada Type of Event: Streetworks, Edmonton’s needle exchange program, will be hosting the event. There will be information booths, light refreshments, raffles and shirts/hoodie sales, overdose prevention training, and a memorial wall. There will be a short candlelight service at noon to honor those who we have lost to drug overdose. Time: Friday August 29, 2014 from 10am-2pm. Phone: 780-423-3122 Ext.210/211 Contact: Mathew Wong [email protected] |
Montreal, Quebec |
Ottawa, Ontario
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United Kingdom International Overdose Awarenes Events |
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London, UK International Overdose Awareness Day at Lorraine Hewitt House Location: Lorraine Hewitt House, 12/14 Brighton House, Brixtonia, SW9 8DG, London, UK. Type of Event: Sadly we won’t be able to run the event on the 31st of August but as on previous years we will be running an info stall downstairs in the reception of Lorraine Hewitt House in Brixton, Lambeth with lots of harm reduction advice on safer using of drugs. Although we will have info on lots of different types of overdose we will focus mostly on opiate overdose and take-home naloxone. With the harm reduction information we will also have lots of lovely unhealthy and fattening foodstuffs like cake, crisps & chocolate. After some complaints last year at the lack of healthy food this year we will be buying an apple for the health nut who uses our service. In the afternoon we will be running some overdose awareness and take-home naloxone training for a maximum of 12 Lambeth drug and alcohol consortium clients. The training lasts 1hr 15mins and all attendees receive a take-home naloxone kit and £10 cash for their time.The information stall and training are run and delivered by Brixton residents who use drugs. For us the day is all about having a laugh, making some new friends, sharing info and experience and stopping needless overdoses of our peers in our lovely south London Borough of Lambeth on Friday the 29th of August. Stop the war on people who use drugs. Time: 9.30am-4pm Phone: 0207 737 0099 Contact: Martin McCusker [email protected] |
Dundee, Scotland Scottish Drugs Form: ‘One is Too Many’ Tackling preventable deaths among people who use drugs (29th August) Location: Apex Hotel, 1 West Victoria Dock Rd, Dundee, DD1 3JP, Scotland Type of Event: Scottish Drugs Forum are hosting a national conference to look at the current situation with drug-related deaths in Scotland, what actions are taking place to try to reduce the numbers of people who die every year and what could be done differently. Drug-related deaths in Scotland continue to be among the highest in Europe and in 2012, 581 people lost their lives. The tragedy is that the majority of these deaths were preventable. The conference will draw on a range of experience both internationally and nationally to address the causes of death among people who use drugs and allow opportunities for networking, sharing good practice and planning for the future. The cost for this event is £60. Date: 29th August Time: 09:30 – 16:00 Phone: 0141 221 1175 Contact: Kirsten Horsburgh [email protected] |
Paisley, Scotland |