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A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AUGUST 31, 2017 AS
"INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY"
IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Every year on August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day is recognized in
communities around the world to rememberthose whose lives have been lost and to raise
awareness about risks of overdose.
2. Addiction is defined as a disease of the brain by the American Medical Association and the
shameful stigma associated with this disease must be eliminated in order to encourage
those suffering to seek treatment.
3. Overdose is the number one cause of injury deaths in the nation with an accidental drug
overdose occurring every eleven minutes, surpassing deaths from motor vehicle accidents
or gun homicides.
4. By acknowledging all those who have been affected by substance abuse disorder, we help
the general public understand its effects on St. Lucie County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim August 31, 2017 as "NATIONAL OVERDOSE
AWARENESS DAY" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 5th day of September, 2017.
ATTEST:
D PUTY CLERK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORI
BY:
CHAIR AN
APPROVED CORRECTNESS -7 �017 AND
COUNTY ATTO