“Rethink and Remember” is the tagline of International Overdose Awareness Day, marked on August 30th, which aims to bring awareness, challenge perceptions, and remember those affected by drug-related death [1].

An overdose is the act of taking more of a prescription drug than required, or the taking of an illegal drug in doses higher than would be typically used, in amounts or combinations that the body cannot process as it might in smaller amoun