The State of Ohio marks August 31 as Ohio Overdose Awareness Day, "an opportunity to remember loved ones lost to an overdose, recognize those who have a substance use disorder and are working toward recovery." It's also a good time to become more familiar with the resources available for those in crisis.

Naloxone.ohio.gov
RecoveryOhio, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and the Ohio Department of Health have partnered to launch www.naloxone.ohio.gov, a new website that streamlines the process of requesting the lifesaving drug, naloxone, that can reverse an opioid overdose.

Allen County Resource Fair
Allen County Public Health is providing a community resource fair at the Brightview addiction treatment center, 1505 N Cole St., Lima.

This is a walk through-drive through event with promotional giveaways, flags to remember those lost to overdose and free Narcan.

Partners coming together to Create Overdose Awareness 2022

• Mental Health and Recovery Services Board: Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin County
• Crossroads Crisis Center
• Project Dawn of Lima/Allen Co. Public Health
• Auglaize County Public Health 
• Lima Memorial Health Systems 
• Prevention Awareness Support Services (PASS)
• Drug Overdose Support Services (DOSS) 
• St Rita’s Mercy Health Hospital
• Internal Medicine and Medication Management -Mercy Health
• Spero Health
• Goodwill Easter Seals Re-entry
• Restoration House of Lima
• Crime Victim Services-Allen Co.
• Coleman Health Services 
• Ark Behavioral Health
• Lighthouse Solutions
• Thrive Peer Support 
• Genoa Pharmacy

Governor DeWine has ordered that the flags of the United States and the State of Ohio be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state from sunrise until sunset on August 31, 2022.