KEVIN BUSHAW
AUGUST 31ST IS NATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY.
IT’S THE WORLD’S LARGEST ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO END OVERDOSE, REMEMBER THOSE WE’VE LOST, ACKNOWLEDGE THE GRIEF OF THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS LEFT BEHIND, AND RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO HARM REDUCTION AND ENDING OVERDOSE-RELATED HARM.
OPIOIDS KILL MORE THAN 136 AMERICANS EVERY DAY. YOU CAN HELP BY BEING PREPARED TO STOP AN OVERDOSE BY KNOWING WHAT TO DO - LIKE CARRYING AND KNOWING HOW TO ADMINISTER NALOXONE/NARCANAND EDUCATING YOURSELF ON BEST PRACTICES AROUND HARM REDUCTION AND HOW TO TALK TO AND SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS.
I MADE THIS SERIES IN RECOGNITION OF A PRACTICE I READ ABOUT CALLED SENBAZURU- THE JAPANESE ART OF FOLDING 1000 PAPER CRANES IN ORDER TO MAKE A WISH.
IN SEVERAL PLACES AROUND THE WORLD, IT’S THE PRACTICE TO FOLD THESE CRANES AND REMEMBER THOSE WE’VE LOST TO OVERDOSE.
I TOOK SOME OF MY FEELINGS AROUND THE SUBJECT AND TRIED TO IMPART IT INTO THE IMAGES.
FOR MORE RESOURCES, YOU CAN VISIT SONORAN PREVENTION WORKS.
I LOVED YOU AS ICARUS LOVED THE SUN.
TOO CLOSE, TOO MUCH.
IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN.