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Marion County judge proclaims Aug. 31, 2025, International Overdose Awareness Day

5807817 · August 20, 2025

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County Judge Jason Stuck read a proclamation declaring Aug. 31, 2025, International Overdose Awareness Day in Marion County, urging remembrance and community support and citing overdose deaths.

County Judge Jason Stuck read a proclamation declaring Aug. 31, 2025, International Overdose Awareness Day in Marion County and called for community remembrance and action to reduce overdose deaths.

The proclamation said Marion County recognizes the “harm and hardship caused by drug overdose” and affirms support for people affected by overdose. The text referenced that "more than 388 Arkansas residents" died from overdose during the year referenced in the proclamation.

Stuck said the county would “play our part in reducing the total overdose in our community” and urged compassion and support for affected families. He presented the proclamation during the court session; no vote was recorded in the transcript excerpt.