{"id":3222,"date":"2025-08-25T15:34:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/?p=3222"},"modified":"2025-08-29T13:46:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T17:46:20","slug":"overdose-awareness-opioid-settlement-funds","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/2025\/08\/25\/overdose-awareness-opioid-settlement-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Overdose Awareness & Opioid Settlement Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each flag honors a life lost to a FATAL OVERDOSE<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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    267 white flags<\/span> represent lives lost in Middlesex County<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    1496 purple flags<\/span> represent lives lost Statewide<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    In July 2023 – June 2024, there were 1,763 opioid-related overdose deaths<\/span> among residents of Massachusetts<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    This is a powerful display of remembrance and hope.<\/h5>\n

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    Overdose Awareness Flag Planting<\/h4>\n

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    Time lapse footage of Sudbury Town Common on a cloudy day showing about a dozen people planting hundreds of small ankle-high solid color flags in the grass. The flags are evenly spaced and are grouped into two distinct white and purple sections. In the distance, a fire truck is parked adjacent to a tree and to the left of Sudbury Town Hall.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

    Video produced by Sudbury resident Chloe Davis.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Opioid Abatement Funds<\/h4>\n

    The Sudbury Health Department is seeking input on how to spend remaining opioid settlement funds. Help protect our community.<\/p>\n

    Do you live, work or otherwise engage with the community in Sudbury, MA? We want to hear from you! This anonymous survey takes 5-15 minutes and will help determine how Sudbury’s remaining opioid litigation funds will be used.<\/p>\n

    https:\/\/forms.gle\/SfyZeEFTAqUxiMsW7<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Overdose Awareness Day<\/h4>\n

    Join us for an evening of community, learning, and support hosted by the Sudbury Health Department.<\/p>\n

    Opioid Awareness Event<\/strong><\/h5>\n
    Thurs., September 4, 2025
    \n6:30PM to 8:00 PM<\/h5>\n
    Grange Hall
    \n326 Concord Rd. Sudbury, MA<\/h5>\n

    Overdose Awareness Day<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n