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Polk County proclaims Aug. 31 Overdose Awareness Day; family advocate thanks board
Summary
The Polk County Board of Supervisors read a proclamation recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day and heard a public comment from a local bereaved-parent advocate, who urged the county to continue destigmatizing substance use disorder and supporting families.
The Polk County Board of Supervisors presented a proclamation recognizing August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day and heard public comment from a local advocate who lost her son to an overdose. The proclamation, read during the meeting, cited national data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and international framing from the World Health Organization.
The proclamation states that substance use disorder (SUD) is a chronic disease and notes provisional CDC data showing 80,391 predicted…
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