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Thurston County Board of Health proclaims Aug. 31 International Overdose Awareness Day; staff and resident urge expanded naloxone access
Summary
The Thurston County Board of Health proclaimed Aug. 31, 2025 as International Overdose Awareness Day. County staff described expanded naloxone distribution (vending machine, wall boxes, EMS leave-behind) and a resident who lost her son urged treating addiction as a chronic disease.
The Thurston County Board of Health proclaimed Aug. 31, 2025, as International Overdose Awareness Day during its Aug. 12 meeting and heard a pair of personal and programmatic reports on overdose prevention and response.
Katie Strosnick, the county’s opioid and overdose response program manager, told the board Washington County’s efforts have expanded naloxone availability "across our community," including distribution points at…
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