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Contra Costa Board recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day; coalition cites overdose decline but ongoing local impacts
Summary
April Rovaro and Fia Helene told the board that national overdose deaths in 2023 totaled about 105,007 and that Contra Costa County had 178 overdose deaths in 2023; presenters described naloxone distribution, rescue training and local events marking IOAD.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 5 recognized International Overdose Awareness Day and heard from community organizers about local overdose trends and prevention efforts.
April Rovaro, founder of the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse and a founder of the Contra Costa Meds Coalition, told the board that nationally there…
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