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Tulsa proclaims Sept. 21 Opioid Awareness Day; county and harm-reduction providers urge carrying naloxone
Summary
The City of Tulsa and City Council recognized Sept. 21, 2025 as Opioid Awareness Day, citing a sharp rise in fentanyl-involved deaths and highlighting the Tulsa Fire Department's Overdose Response Team and local harm-reduction efforts. County and provider representatives urged stigma reduction and wider distribution of naloxone.
The mayor of the City of Tulsa and the Tulsa City Council on Sept. 21, 2025 issued a proclamation recognizing Sept. 21 as Opioid Awareness Day and called on residents to learn the signs of overdose, carry naloxone and support evidence-based treatment and long-term recovery.
The proclamation, read into the record by a city official, said Tulsa and the surrounding area continue to be "profoundly affected by unintentional drug overdoses" and cited a local increase in fentanyl-involved deaths described in the text as "rising nearly 15-fold in recent years." It noted the Tulsa Fire Department's Overdose Response Team (ORT) has helped nearly 500 people and described the department's ART 2…
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