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Lincoln County proclaims International Overdose Awareness Day and details new tiered overdose response plan
Summary
The Board of Commissioners unanimously proclaimed Aug. 31, 2025, International Overdose Awareness Day and heard from public-health staff about a finalized, tiered overdose response plan that includes weekly data review, anonymous reporting and expanded naloxone distribution.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 20 unanimously proclaimed Aug. 31, 2025, International Overdose Awareness Day and heard county public-health staff describe a newly finalized, tiered overdose response plan intended to detect and respond to local overdose trends.
The proclamation notes national and state overdose statistics cited by presenters and urges residents to learn how to recognize and respond to overdoses. Jesse Noble, regional overdose prevention coordinator for Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties, and Shelby Neiff, disease prevention and harm-reduction program manager for Lincoln County Public Health, briefed the board on the plan and distribution efforts.
The plan, staff said,…
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