Recognizing overdose awareness day across the country in a public way can help provide comfort and honor to loved ones.

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The ongoing overdose crisis claimed over 1 million American lives between 1999 and 2022, with more than 108,000 overdose deaths estimated to have occurred in 2023 alone*. Recognizing this crisis as a national tragedy would help honor those lives lost.

- Support a mother's efforts to recognize Overdose Awareness Day
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Take Action: Support Overdose Awareness Day

Over a decade ago, at the beginning of the opioid epidemic, Cheryl Juaire’s son, Corey, died of a heroin overdose at age 23. She knew little about opioid addiction when Corey struggled, and she didn’t know anyone with a child who had died, let alone from an overdose.

Cheryl and her family grieved alone for two and a half years until they began meeting other parents who lost a child to overdose. This gave her a new perspective on grief, showing how much grieving parents need one another.

Her grief remains, but it now manifests itself in hope and advocacy. That hope is still there despite the death of her second son, Sean, lost to addiction in 2021.

Cheryl works to support families and recognize their loss in a public way by asking Federal and state governments to fly flags at half-staff in honor of Overdose Awareness Day.

"We’re committed to this effort until flags are lowered in all 50 states to honor our loved ones lost to overdose." - Cheryl

How you can help: Send a letter to request that the President directs federal buildings to lower flags to half-staff in support of Overdose Awareness Day to help bring attention to the national overdose crisis and honor the lives lost.

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