Posted On: August 31st 2025, 09:09 pm
Addiction isn’t a personal failing; it’s a societal problem.
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. Drug poisonings continue to cause irreparable harm to our communities. In Canada, opioid poisonings take (on average) 20 lives a day. Yet, public support for substance use health services is waning, as is compassion for people who use drugs.
Help us change the story by knowing and sharing the
facts. cmha.ca/ioad