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Olympia proclaims International Overdose Awareness Day; Thurston County and youth council promote naloxone and a new PSA
Summary
The City proclaimed Aug. 31, 2025, as International Overdose Awareness Day. Thurston County Public Health described naloxone distribution, trainings and a new vending machine, and Olympia Youth Council debuted a one‑minute PSA urging bystander action and use of naloxone.
The Olympia City Council on Aug. 25, 2025, read a proclamation designating Aug. 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day and called for community action to reduce stigma and improve access to prevention and recovery services.
Katie Strzok, opioid and overdose response program manager at Thurston County Public Health and Social Services, told the council the county provides free overdose‑response training and naloxone distribution, and that a naloxone vending machine recently installed at…
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