DE SJR8

Designates August 31, 2024, as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in Delaware to recognize overdose awareness and remember those lost to overdose.

Requires the state flag to be flown at half-staff at state facilities on August 31, 2024, and encourages local governments, businesses, and individuals to do the same.

Acknowledges Delaware's high drug overdose mortality rate and the opioid epidemic, including the rising deaths from synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

Recognizes that 109,940 individuals died from overdose in the United States between February 2022 and February 2023, with synthetic opioids killing approximately 136 Americans daily.

Affirms that policy initiatives, educational efforts, and access to services are life-saving measures to minimize the opioid epidemic's impact on communities.