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Marion County judge proclaims Aug. 31, 2025, International Overdose Awareness Day
Summary
County Judge Jason Stuck proclaimed Aug. 31, 2025, as International Overdose Awareness Day in Marion County and called for community efforts to reduce overdose deaths; the proclamation cites that the transcript states 'more than 388 Arkansas residents' died during 2023–24.
County Judge Jason Stuck read a proclamation declaring Aug. 31, 2025, as International Overdose Awareness Day in Marion County.
The proclamation, read aloud by Judge Stuck, acknowledged the harm caused by drug overdoses and affirmed a local commitment to "reduce the risk of deadly overdose deaths" and to remember those lost. The proclamation text in the transcript states that the county recognizes "the lives of more than 388 Arkansas residents during the year of 23 4" as part of the rationale (transcript language appears to refer to 2023–24; the document in the transcript does not provide an independent citation for the figure).
Judge Stuck closed the proclamation by formally declaring Aug. 31, 2025, as International Overdose Awareness Day in Marion County.
What happens next: Proclamations commonly serve as public statements of support and awareness by county government; the transcript does not specify follow-up programs, funding allocations, or action items tied to the proclamation.
