*Special Edition* - International Drug Awareness Day

*SPECIAL EDITION*

INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY

Today, August 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to emphasize that drug overdoses are preventable. Addiction support and resources exist to help stop overdoses from happening.

As Fentanyl drastically continues to impact Washington County and the surrounding Metro area, the Sheriff's Office recently highlighted the dangers in a four-part campaign entitled "One Pill Can Kill."

The Sheriff's Office teamed up with other county partners to educate residents about Fentanyl's effects on our community. Many have been greatly impacted as even a tiny amount of this synthetic opioid in your system can be deadly. Fentanyl is roughly 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.

Part One: Introduction of Fentanyl and interview with Washington County's Public Health Officer Dr. Christina Baumann, M.D.

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#OnePillCanKill - Dr. Christina Baumann Answers Questions About the Dangers of Fentanyl

Part Two: Insight from the Sheriff's Office Westside Interagency Narcotics (WIN) Team, highlighting Fentanyl cases within Washington County.

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#OnePillCanKill - Fentanyl Undercover: An Inside Look at Our Community's Fentanyl Crisis

Part Three: Metro West Ambulance and Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue sharing Fentanyl-related calls, first-hand experiences, and the usage of Naloxone (aka Narcan).

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#OnePillCanKill - Fentanyl Paramedics: Responding to a Community in Crisis

Part Four: A local community member's personal testimony of overcoming addiction, a School Resource Officer's experience with Fentanyl in our schools, and community involvement opportunities to help prevent future Fentanyl tragedies.

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#OnePillCanKill - Crystal's Story: A Journey from Addiction to Recovery

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#OnePillCanKill - A School Resource Officer Answers Questions About Fentanyl

The Sheriff's Office would like to thank all of our community partners who helped contribute to this campaign.

For more Fentanyl information and to find additional resources, please visit: bit.ly/WCSO_OnePillCanKill

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