Activities 2020

We are encouraging everyone to wear purple or light up their organization purple in support of IOAD, Resources given for individuals to make contact with local ROPS for Narcan resources. #endoverdose #IOAD2021

Obion County Fair with Ride and entertainment
Overdose Prevention Materials given to every participant, Challenged every participant to participate in IOAD through wearing purple and posting to social media on IOAD

Light from the darkness will be hosting our 3rd annual candle light vigil for Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st at 6pm at the Memorial Building in downtown Columbia

Please join us as we remember those who have lost their life to substance abuse and addiction and ending the stigma of drug related deaths.
We appreciate your support and hope you will come out wearing purple to join us.

We will be joined again this year by Dr. Stephen Lloyd, Medical Director for Cedar Recovery, as well as numerous others who play a vital role in helping those that are in addiction as well as their loved ones in helping them on their road to recovery. Narcan training will be available on site as well.

If you have lost a loved one to substance abuse/addiction and would like to have their picture displayed and/or their name read out loud PLEASE let us know. Email your picture to holly_christine1214@hotmail.com no later than AUGUST 20th. Pictures will be printed in 8×10 frame and can be returned to you after the event. If you would just like their name read aloud but no picture displayed you may send to the same email.

Light from the darkness will be hosting a candle light vigil for Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st at 6pm in front of the Maury County Courthouse.

Please join us as we remember those who have lost their life to substance abuse and addiction and ending the stigma of drug related deaths.

A support group made of moms who have loss children to overdose death or fentanyl poisoning. Meets the first Tuesday of each month 5:30 to 6:30 pm EST. For more information contact 423-892-1533. Donna Rosado, Grief Counselor.

Overdose Awareness and Narcan Administration Training: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83710731982

Recovery Meeting and Candlelight Vigil: Thrive Church, 130 Choate Lane, Oneida, TN 37841

Tennessee is a diverse state in many ways, and that requires unique approaches to statewide problems like overdose prevention and substance use disorder. As we mark International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), join us for a panel discussion with community outreach workers who serve urban areas of the state. They will share their experiences working to prevent overdoses and save lives in Tennessee.

The event is August 31st, 2021 at 12 pm CT (Central Time).

Tennessee is a diverse state in many ways, and that requires unique approaches to statewide problems like overdose prevention and substance use disorder. As we mark International Overdose Awareness Day, join us for a panel discussion with community outreach workers who serve rural areas of the state. They will share their experiences working to prevent overdoses and save lives in Tennessee.

Event is 12 pm, August 30th (Central Time).

Regional coalitions along with a community partners put together a concert

Ringing bells for one minute followed by a moment of silence

Narcan training and remembrance of those lost to an overdose.

Narcan Training and general in person Coalition meeting for International Overdose Awareness Day

Celebrate Recovery is a faith based organization that helps those actively in recovery a place to turn for resources and encouragement. Michael Bare (Regional Overdose Prevention Specialist) will be a guest speaker there on 8/31 giving a training on overdose prevention and use of Naloxone to save lives in our communities

Please join Carter County Drug Prevention at the Elizabethton/Carter County Public Library on 8/31 for Overdose Prevention Education, a Memorial for Loved Ones lost to addiction, Free Naloxone training and kits, Free Medication Lock Boxes, Free Medication Disposal, and Resources for Prevention and Treatment.

This event is to come together as family and friends to honor those we love who have passed from overdose…or the nature of….to also discuss thing we would like to do to get the community more involved.

Naloxone training, Overdose awareness shirts, multiple speakers including overdose survivors and family members who lost loved ones to overdose folllowed by a memorial service to honor those we’ve lost to overdoses.

A time to remember the lives lost to overdose locally and worldwide. This event is hosted by Macon County Prevention Coalition and Macon Community Hospital. Region 3N Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists will provide Opioid Overdose Reversal Training.

We will be holding an event that will include a proclamation signing, overdose reversal trainings, as well as other recovery support resources.

Cheatham County is hosting an International Overdose Awareness Event on August 31st from 6:30 pm until 8 pm on the Courthouse front lawn in Ashland City. We are remembering the ones lost due to overdose. We are inviting anyone who has lost a loved one to an overdose to attend. We will have a food truck, vendors, 2 speakers, snacks/water, we will be announcing the names of the ones lost to overdose and ringing a bell to honor their names/lives. Also, we will be lighting eco-friendly sky lanterns at the end to release them into the air.

The Coalition has provided purple led lights and bulbs to businesses for awareness day as well as posters and yard signs that are placed downtown and on main street in Erwin.

DrugFree WilCo invites you to join us for International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st.
“In Remembrance Of” cards displayed and shared of lost loved ones to overdose
Proclamation presentation
Recovery Program at The Journey Church
How to get involved with DrugFree WilCo
What you can do in the community – Upcoming events
Naloxone Training – provided by ROPS

Drive Thru Opioid Overdose Reversal Training

6pm – Music & Rememberance
6:30pm – Guest Speakers
7pm – Bell Ringing

Bring A Photo of Your Loved One
#CanYouSeeMeNow Banners Will Be Displayed
Narcan Overdose Prevention Training will be provided
T-Shirts & wristbands will be available for sale

This event is a community fair to spread awareness about Madison’s high overdose rate, as well as provide resources to the people of Madison.

The event will be held in the parking lot of the Madison Kroger, immediately behind the bus stop.

August 31st, communities around the world will host a variety of activities in support of International Overdose Awareness Day. Inspired by annual community events hosted in Melbourne, Australia, International Overdose Awareness Day was brought to the global stage in 2012 as nations like the United States and Australia were beginning to understand the magnitude of the opioid crisis. Since 2012, IOAD has maintained it’s original purpose to raise awareness, reduce stigma of drug-related death and commemorate those who have been lost to drug overdose.

This year End the Syndemic Tennessee is coordinating a dynamic panel those working on the frontlines at Syringe Services Programs (SSP) across the state to discuss the role of SSPs and harm reduction in preventing overdose in Tennessee.

Join us on Monday August 30th as we dive into real stories about the impact of these programs for individuals and communities.

DATE: Monday August 30th

TIME: 1:00pm-2:00pm central/ 2:00pm-3:00pm eastern

LINK TO REGISTER: https://tn.webex.com/tn/j.php?RGID=r1e8e8bcca439fc760906d1d4939eb8ad

Learn more about End the Syndemic Tennessee at https://endthesyndemictn.org/

We have given local farmers market vendors bags with the TN Redline number on them to give to their customers along with Narcan info in the bags. We will also be handing out these bags at our local county fair. A local dentist office will give their patients toothbrushes and toothpaste in our plastic TN Redline bags.
We will be posting a short video of our Lifeline Coordinator on social media.
Our youth will take TN Redline stickers “Help is Here” to our local coffee and nutrition stores to place on their cups.

Please join us as we honor the memories of the loved ones lost to overdose and acknowledge that overdose death does not discriminate. Opioid Overdose Reversal will be available and without cost to all in attendance.

A time to remember the lives lost to overdose with a balloon release. Opioid Overdose Reversal Training will be available to all in attendance.

Recovery resources, information, time of remembrance, opioid overdose reversal training.

This event will bring our community and our community partners together. We will shed light on the ongoing epidemic of Substance Use Disorder and co-occurring conditions. This event will look to provide valuable information and resources for all all groups. Our aim through this coordinated event is to be a firm, supportive starting point for recovery; whether it is their first time, or seventh.

partnering with the Parks & Recreation Dept with the City of Jackson to share names of lost loved ones to overdose, discuss overdose statistics locally and state and nationally and talk about risk factors and harm reduction efforts to raise awareness for those at high risk.

Have a hot meal served to you while enjoying an afternoon of no-strings attached opportunities for growth while stocking up on hygiene, food, and other necessity items. Narcan Training is free and open to all.

Opioid Overdose Reversal Training

Opioid Overdose Reversal Training presented by Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists

Recovery picnic and Opioid Overdose Reversal Training and a time of remembrance for those we lost.

Opioid Overdose Reversal Training

Narcan Training

Opioid Overdose Reversal Training

Community event to remember lives lost to overdose and learn how to recognize and respond to an Opioid Overdose.

Vigil, Testimonials, balloon release

Music and remembrance, bell ringing at 7 pm

Community Partners in the substance misuse and recovery community will have information booths set up. The “Stashed Away” trailer from the TN National Guard Counter Drug Task Force will be set up from 5:30-7:30. Our main speaker, Tommy Farmer with TBI Dangerous Drug Task Force, will speak on Overdose Trends at 6:00, followed by a Q&A at 6:30. Narcan training will be from 7:30-8:00. The night will end with a candlelight vigil in remembrance of those who have lost their lives to overdose.

Join G.R.A.C.E. and Grundy Safe Communities Coalition at ROCK CREEK PHARMACY at 7 pm on August 31, 2021.
Come hear from Mayor Michael Brady and our surprise Guest Speakers talk about Overdose Awareness and remembrance of our loved ones lost to overdose. The event will include a Candlelight Service in remembrance of our Loved Ones Lost to Overdose, a MEMORIAL WALL with pictures of loved ones Lost to Overdose, and music. Food available for purchase by SAM’S CORNER BBQ