
08/31/2025
Today is Overdose Awareness Day.
For many of us, grief didn’t start with the loss, it started with the fear. With every relapse. With every close call. With every moment we saw someone we love fighting to survive.
Substance use disorder is not a moral failing.
It is not “bad choices.”
It is not something shame should define.
Grief, like love, is complex. And those grieving someone living with or lost to SUD deserve safe spaces to mourn without judgment.
Let today be a reminder:
💜 Every story matters.
💜 Every life holds value.
💜 Harm reduction saves lives.
💜 Compassion, not stigma, is how we heal.