SDTMA VIDEO: From County News Center: Purple Flags for Lives Lost and Overdose Awareness

[Marla Kingkade]

Good morning SUOPT Partners,

Please see the video from the County News Center: Purple Flags for Lives Lost and Overdose Awareness.  Thank you Anita for the wonderful video!

The County Administration Center (CAC) will be lit up in purple on August 31 to recognize IOAD.

VIDEO: 945 Purple Flags Honor 2024 Overdose Victims as San Diego Marks 21% Decrease in Fatalities

Overdose deaths in San Diego County dropped 21 percent in 2024, marking the second year in a row of declining numbers. The fall in the number of fatalities is hopeful news, but overdose deaths remain high, more than double the number in 2015.

Updated numbers on overdose deaths were shared during a press conference today at the County Administration Center, where 945 purple flags flew representing each person who died in 2024 from a drug overdose.

For details, visit County News Center<https://www.countynewscenter.com/945-purple-flags-honor-2024-overdose-victims-as-san-diego-marks-21-decrease-in-fatalities/>.


Anita Lightfoot
Communications Specialist
Agency Executive Office
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
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Marla Kingkade
San Diego County Substance Use and Overdose Prevention Taskforce
Center for Community Research
8885 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 335
San Diego, California, 92108
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