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Emergent BioSolutions is reaffirming its commitment to addressing opioid overdose on International Overdose Awareness Day. The company is partnering with Release Recovery Founder and CEO Zac Clark to promote awareness among US college students through its Ready to Rescue campaign, which has also been taken to Canadian campuses in partnership with baseball player Davis Schneider. According to the World Health Organization, opioids are linked to nearly 80% of global drug-related deaths. Emergent aims to educate people on how to respond to opioid overdose emergencies and provide access to life-saving interventions.

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Emergent BioSolutions is reaffirming its commitment to raising awareness about opioid overdoses on International Overdose Awareness Day. The company is supporting various initiatives, including a campaign called "Ready to Rescue" that will return to US college campuses with speaker Zac Clark from Release Recovery. Emergent is also partnering with baseball player Davis Schneider to educate people in Canada about preparedness for opioid poisoning. Opioids are linked to nearly 80% of drug-related deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. This highlights the ongoing need for education and access to life-saving interventions. The company aims to empower people with information and tools to act in case of an opioid overdose emergency. Emergent's efforts come as August 31st, 2026, marks International Overdose Awareness Day.

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📰 Opioid Overdose Awareness Day

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Canada GAITHERSBURG Md. Release Recovery U.S.

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Canada GPE · 1× Davis Schneider PERSON · 1× EBS ORG · 1× Emergent BioSolutions ORG · 1× GAITHERSBURG GPE · 1× Md. GPE · 1× Release Recovery ORG · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× Zac Clark PERSON · 1× the World Health Organization ORG · 1×

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In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE: EBS) is reaffirming its commitment to expanding awareness of opioid overdose risks and increasing preparedness to help save lives.

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Emergent BioSolutions Reinforces Commitment to Opioid Overdose Education and Preparedness on International Overdose Awareness Day · assertive framing

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- Ready to Rescue campaign returns to U.S. college campuses with Release Recovery Founder and CEO Zac Clark asserted

campaign → rescue → Clark

Partnership with professional baseball player Davis Schneider seeks to raise awareness of opioid poisoning preparedness across Canada GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — asserted

Partnership → seek → Canada

BioSolutions → reaffirm → lives

According to the World Health Organization, opioids are associated with nearly 80 percent of drug-related deaths worldwide, highlighting the continued need for education, preparedness and access to life-saving interventions.i uncertain

opioids → accord → interventions.i

As opioid overdose remains a significant global public health challenge, Emergent is focused on empowering people with the information and tools needed to act in the event of an opioid overdose emergency. asserted

Emergent → remain → emergency