{"id":2700,"date":"2024-08-15T14:44:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/?p=2700"},"modified":"2024-09-23T13:54:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:54:40","slug":"celebrating-recovery-from-substance-abuse","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/2024\/08\/15\/celebrating-recovery-from-substance-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices of Hope: Overdose Awareness Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/selectboardsoffice\/?p=3826\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2711\" src=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Flag-Description-Signage-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Flag-Description-Signage-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Flag-Description-Signage-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Flag-Description-Signage-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Flag-Description-Signage-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Flag-Description-Signage-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Flag-Description-Signage-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Sudbury Health Department presents<\/p>\n<h4>Voices of Hope: Overdose Awareness Event<\/h4>\n<h5><em>Join us to raise awareness and break the silence on overdose<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Thursday, September 5, 2024<\/strong><br \/>\n5-7pm<br \/>\nGrange Hall, 326 Concord Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers &amp; Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Representative Carmine Gentile &#8211; State substance abuse prevention initiatives<\/li>\n<li>Residents sharing lived experiences<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn2cope.org\/\">Learn to Cope<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moar-recovery.org\/\">Massachusetts Organization for Addition Recovery (MOAR)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/advocates.org\/\">Advocates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/selectboardsoffice\/?p=3826\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2748\" src=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/overdose-awareness-day_v2-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/overdose-awareness-day_v2-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/overdose-awareness-day_v2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/overdose-awareness-day_v2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/overdose-awareness-day_v2-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/overdose-awareness-day_v2-450x300.png 450w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/overdose-awareness-day_v2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Overdose Awareness Day<\/h2>\n<p>On August 31, we remember those lost to fatal overdose. This year, the Health Department will present a display of flags in Town Center.<\/p>\n<p>Each <strong>purple flag<\/strong> in the display represents a fatal overdose in Massachusetts in 2023. Each <strong>white flag<\/strong> represents a fatal overdose in Middlesex County.<\/p>\n<p>The flags are planted at Town Center Common, between Town Hall and First Parish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2713\" src=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Overdose-Awareness-Event-Flyer-9.5.24-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Overdose-Awareness-Event-Flyer-9.5.24-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Overdose-Awareness-Event-Flyer-9.5.24-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Overdose-Awareness-Event-Flyer-9.5.24-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Overdose-Awareness-Event-Flyer-9.5.24-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/Overdose-Awareness-Event-Flyer-9.5.24-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, September 5, from 5-7pm at Grange Hall, 326 Concord Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776. 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