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Riverbank proclaims Aug. 31 Overdose Awareness Day; family testimony urges community action

City Council / Local Redevelopment Authority (Riverbank) · August 27, 2024

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Riverbank’s council unanimously proclaimed Aug. 31, 2024 as Overdose Awareness Day. Stanislaus County Behavioral Health staff summarized local fentanyl data and a family shared a personal loss while promoting a community 5K walk and local resources including the 988 crisis line.

Riverbank’s City Council on Aug. 27 adopted a proclamation recognizing Aug. 31, 2024, as Overdose Awareness Day and heard a presentation on fentanyl’s impact in the county.

Jennifer Marsh of Stanislaus County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services told the council that illicitly manufactured fentanyl is driving a growing share of overdose deaths, and that local coroner data show 213 drug‑related overdose and…

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