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SUMMARY:2025 Overdose Awareness Day Event
DESCRIPTION:View Flyer\n					 \nA free community event for youth and adults! Come together with us to raise awareness about the critical issue of substance use in our schools and community. \n 🕵️ Explore over 50 resource tables offering support for drug treatment\, mental health\, recovery\, and family services \n✅ Learn how to use Narcan® and receive a FREE box (2 doses) to take home \n🎗️ Walk through the powerful newly redesigned exhibit: The Texas Memorial Walkway™ \n🕵️ Explore the Hidden in Plain Sight interactive exhibit and discover how to keep your home safe from concealed drugs \n🎈 Add a name to our beautiful Balloons of Hope and Peace\, honoring those impacted by addiction \n🏈 Hear from inspiring speakers and a panel of high school coaches on addressing substance misuse in athletics \n🕯️ We will close the evening with a heartfelt candlelight tribute in memory of those we’ve lost to substance use \nGuest Speaker\nJason Phillips\, former NFL linebacker\nPresenting:\nEVERY. DAMN. DAY. \nAthlete Substance Use Awareness\n\n																														 \nWe are presenting a sports-themed focus this year to highlight the issue of substance misuse in athletics\, an issue which often begins in high school and college. \nOur guest speaker\, former NFL linebacker Jason Phillips\, brings a powerful personal story to this discussion. A standout quarterback and safety at Waller High School\, he continued his football career at TCU as a four-year starter at middle linebacker. Jason achieved legendary success in his college career by breaking TCU’s all-time record for tackles as a four-year starter\, earning All-Mountain West 1st team or 2nd team each season\, and getting selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Draft. He spent 5 years in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens\, Carolina Panthers\, and Philadelphia Eagles\, 5 years of battling the pressure of staying on the 53-man roster despite injury\, pain\, and a growing substance misuse problem. After his career\, Jason developed a full-fledged substance use disorder like so many athletes\, and he has recently opened up about his struggles and recovery. His journey serves as an important reminder of the challenges athletes face and the resilience\, humility\, and\, most importantly\, unwavering support required to overcome them. \nOur Sponsors\nI first learned of M-COPE and International Overdose Awareness Day when my son\, Travis\, died from a fentanyl overdose in June of 2020. I believe that was the first year M-COPE hosted the IOAD event\, and I attended. There were so many intervention\, prevention\, and recovery resources represented there! I remember thinking\, “Wow\, where were all these resources when we needed them? Why wasn’t I told about them? How did I not know?” It has been—and continues to be—one of the best collections of these resources I’ve ever encountered\, and M-COPE has continued to expand them each year as new options become available. \nI’ve reached out to this organization several times for resources to share with friends in need. In addition\, it is by far one of my favorite volunteer opportunities. I volunteer to bring awareness\, to help end the stigma surrounding overdose deaths\, and to honor Travis. \nLisa Nelson\, Katy Texas
URL:https://mcope.org/event/2025-overdose-awareness-day-event/
LOCATION:Magnolia High School\, 14350 FM 1488\, Magnolia\, TX\, 77354\, United States
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