Overdose awareness events to be held throughout August

Jul 30, 2026

Throughout August the Town of Dartmouth will be hosting events for Overdose Awareness Month.

These events will allow residents to come together to raise awareness, honor lives affected by addiction and learn how to prevent opioid overdose.

There will be four free naloxone training classes held so that residents may learn how to administer Naloxone to someone who is overdosing to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

Sessions will be held on the following dates:

Monday, Aug. 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, located at 400 Slocum Rd
Tuesday, Aug. 11 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the North Branch Library, located at 211 Cross Rd
Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Southworth Library, located at 732 Dartmouth St
Thursday, Aug. 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Dartmouth Council on Aging, located at 628 Dartmouth St

To pre-register for one of these sessions, visit Dartmouth.gov/964/Naloxone-Training.

The town will also be hosting its International Overdose Awareness Day Community event on Thursday, Aug. 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Dartmouth Council on Aging.

The schedule is as follows:

6:30 p.m. to 7: community memorial ceremony
6:30 p.m. to 8: drop-in Naxolone training
7 p.m. to 8: grief support and recovery support groups

Transportation will be available to the Council on Aging with pick-up and drop-off locations to be announced. Child care will also be available.

Dartmouth Community Media will also be putting together an audio tribute to honor people affected by addiction and overdose.

Community members can submit a personal audio recording up to 30 seconds long, which can include a brief message to a loved one or simply the name of someone they wish to remember. Recordings should be sent to dctv@dartmouth.gov.

DCTV will also be offering free drop-in recording sessions at their studio at 247 Russells Mills Rd.

Sessions are as follows: