Events marking International Overdose Awareness Day will be happening across Utah to honor the countless lives lost and altered by overdose including the Olsen family.
SALT LAKE CITY — Events marking International Overdose Awareness Day will be happening across Utah on Thursday to honor the countless lives lost and altered by overdose including the Olsen family.
Terry traces her son’s opioid addiction to a 2007 ATV wreck that almost cost Dane his leg. For several years, he underwent many surgeries while receiving prescription drugs from doctors to manage the pain, which eventually turned into an addiction. Not long after her loss, Terry began a Utah chapter of the nonprofit. She also collaborates with others in the community who are working toward the same goal of preventing overdose deaths.“Education is the key. People need to be educated about this disease. It is a disease,” she explained.
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