Lake County Board proclaims Aug. 31, 2026, as International Overdose Awareness Day
September 06, 2026 | Lake County, California
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The Lake County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 25 adopted a proclamation designating Aug. 31, 2026, as International Overdose Awareness Day and urged residents to join in observances aimed at preventing overdose deaths.
Supervisor Sabatier read the proclamation, saying that "in 2024, 21 people fatally overdosed in Lake County, which was the 12th highest overdose death rate in the state of California and is almost 2 times higher than the California rate." The reading cited the California overdose dashboard as the data source and listed prevention tools such as naloxone, sterile needles, drug testing, and medication for addiction treatment.
Kim Tangerman, deputy health services director speaking on behalf of Mary Gross and the SafeRx coalition, described the personal impact of overdose in a rural county and framed the proclamation as part of continued prevention work. She noted partnerships among behavioral health providers, health care services, tribal partners, law enforcement and community organizations, and stressed that "All overdose deaths are preventable via access to risk mitigation tools, healthcare, substance use prevention, and treatment services, and Naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal agent."
The board's proclamation records that the Board of Supervisors "does hereby designate 08/31/2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day" and states the item was "passed and adopted this 25th day of August 2026 and signed by our board chair." The board then invited the SafeRx partners and public to a photo with supervisors.
The proclamation urges expanded access to prevention and treatment resources and public efforts to reduce stigma, but the document does not specify new local funding or regulatory changes in the meeting record.
Supervisor Sabatier read the proclamation, saying that "in 2024, 21 people fatally overdosed in Lake County, which was the 12th highest overdose death rate in the state of California and is almost 2 times higher than the California rate." The reading cited the California overdose dashboard as the data source and listed prevention tools such as naloxone, sterile needles, drug testing, and medication for addiction treatment.
Kim Tangerman, deputy health services director speaking on behalf of Mary Gross and the SafeRx coalition, described the personal impact of overdose in a rural county and framed the proclamation as part of continued prevention work. She noted partnerships among behavioral health providers, health care services, tribal partners, law enforcement and community organizations, and stressed that "All overdose deaths are preventable via access to risk mitigation tools, healthcare, substance use prevention, and treatment services, and Naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal agent."
The board's proclamation records that the Board of Supervisors "does hereby designate 08/31/2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day" and states the item was "passed and adopted this 25th day of August 2026 and signed by our board chair." The board then invited the SafeRx partners and public to a photo with supervisors.
The proclamation urges expanded access to prevention and treatment resources and public efforts to reduce stigma, but the document does not specify new local funding or regulatory changes in the meeting record.
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