10/20 Harm Reduction Group

IN THE NEWS: Training at Petaluma’s Casa Grande High School instructs parents, students how to treat opioid overdoses

October 20th, 2020 is the last day that Shannon Wiseman saw her 17 year old son, a Casa Grande High School student, Josh White, alive. Josh fell victim to an accidental overdose from drugs (unknowingly to him) cut with fentanyl, but in the wake of his family’s devastation, left behind a legacy of love, laughter, and activism.

Shannon has been a harm-reduction leader in the Petaluma community since his death. On October 20th, 2022, Shannon and the Deviled Eggery called together a group of supporters to honor her son’s life and to learn about the Narcan (an overdose reversal medication) and the opioid epidemic in Sonoma County.

On October 20, 2023, again to honor the anniversary of the last time Shannon saw Josh alive, the Deviled Eggery and Shannon met with a group of supporters to launch a community program to promote Narcan trainings and other harm reduction strategies in Petaluma with the mission being to end overdoses in Petaluma. The Deviled Eggery 10/20 Harm Reduction Group was formed on 10/20/23, on the third anniversary of the last day Shannon saw her son alive.

The Deviled Eggery 10/20 Harm Reduction Group’s goals are to educate high school students in Petaluma about overdose prevention; distribute 1,000 Narcan kits (with training) to the community; and establish distribution hubs throughout Petaluma. We are committed to harm reduction strategies, education, and action in the community, so that other families don’t have to face the loss that Josh’s family faces. We’d love you to join our group.

Overdoses are preventable: let’s put an end to them. Sign up today!