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Media interested in attending should RSVP to AGPressOffice@doj.ca.gov
OAKLAND – Attorney General Rob Bonta will be joined today by Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong and community leaders to promote Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which will take place Saturday, October 23, 2021. According to the California Overdose Surveillance Dashboard, in 2020, 5,363 deaths in California were related to an opioid overdose – a 120% increase from 2018.
WHO:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta
Oakland Chief of Police LeRonne Armstrong
Josh Leonard, Chief Executive Officer, East Bay Agency for Children
Susanna Marshland, Northern California Regional Vice President, Fred Finch Youth & Family Services Center
WHEN:
