Welcome to Episode 25 of Buffalo Social Club❤️

This week on Buffalo Social Club, Kimberly and Mary sit down for an important conversation about overdose awareness, compassion, and remembering those we’ve lost. They’re joined by Zachary Kay, Family Coordinator of Substance Use Disorder at the Erie County Department of Health, and Overdose Awareness Advocate Kimberly Shevlin.

Kimberly shares the heartbreaking story of losing her brother to an overdose 24 years ago and how that loss has inspired her to advocate for others. Zachary shares a powerful story about a man who was discharged from the hospital with nowhere to go and no way to get the medication he needed. In a moment when he needed support the most, Zachary made sure he had naloxone and, most importantly, treated him with dignity, kindness, and compassion.

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