As part of International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31st, Premiere Networks host and global rock icon Nikki Sixx will dedicate four hours of Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx - America’s #1 syndicated rock radio show - to raise awareness of the US opioid crisis. Sixx, who detailed his near-fatal drug addiction in the best-selling book The Heroin Diaries, will welcome the following guests for an in-depth discussion about what can be done to alleviate the massive suffering and loss happening across the country due to heroin and opioid addiction and overdoses:

- Dr. Oz, accredited health expert, best-selling author, world-renowned cardiac surgeon and host of the eight-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning syndicated program The Dr. Oz Show
- Beth Warren, award-winning investigative journalist from the Louisville Courier-Journal, who is helping chronicle the drug crisis gripping the region
- Erik Gunn, a former drug addict and dealer who recently shared his story with Warren for a Courier-Journal series on addiction and recovery

Tune in on August 31st from 7 to 11 PM, ET. Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx, which is nationally syndicated by Premiere Networks on more than 130 affiliates nationwide. The show is also available on SixxSense.com and the show’s iHeartRadio channel.

International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event that aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have met with death or permanent injury as a result of drug overdose. Visit overdoseday.com for additional information.