To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Report Title: RECOGNIZING AUGUST 31, 2024 AS INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution recognizing August 31, 2024 as International Overdose Awareness Day.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
See Resolution.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
N/A
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
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IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF RECOGNIZING AUGUST 31, 2024 AS INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors does affirm and acknowledge the harm and hardship caused by drug overdose; and;
WHEREAS, we recognize that the purpose of International Overdose Awareness Day is to remember loved ones lost to overdose and to end the stigma surrounding substance use
disorder (SUD) and drug-related deaths; and;
WHEREAS, we resolve to play our part in reducing the toll of overdose in our community, which continues to claim the lives of Antioch community members every year and forever affects those who loved and cared about them;
WHEREAS, we affirm that the people affected by overdose are our sons and daughters, our mothers and fathers, our brothers and sisters, and deserving of our love, compassion and support
and remembrance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
along with the Contra Costa County MEDS Coalition and other community partners do hereby proclaim August 31st, 2024, as International Overdose Awareness Day throughout Contra
Costa County.
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