Overdose Awareness Day to be observed Aug. 31

International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a global event held Aug. 31 each year to remember those gone too soon from overdose deaths
Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex is observing Overdose Awareness Day, Wednesday, Aug. 31, with a Candlelight Vigil from 5-6:30 pm. at its office at 219 Ball Avenue, according to a Times advertisement this week.
According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control, of the more than 107,600 drug overdose deaths in 2021, three-quarters were attributed to opioids.
During 2020 there were more unintentional overdose deaths in the workplace than in any other years since data collection began in 2011.
International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held Aug. 31 each year to remember those gone too soon from overdose deaths.
For information contact: aclearpath@swmmjhc.org or call 601-876-4721.