International Overdose Awareness Day

Advocates are hoping to keep a spotlight on the issue now that Overdose Awareness Month is behind us. They gathered in Burlington, Vermont’s City Hall Park last week to remember and honor individuals who lost their lives to accidental overdoses.

Groups across Berkshire County are preparing to hold memorial events to acknowledge lost community members for Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council held its only meeting of August Tuesday night.

Capital Region officials are ramping up prevention and awareness efforts as drug overdoses rise in the area.

Marking International Overdose Awareness Day, New York Congressman Paul Tonko toured a treatment site in Albany today.

Today is Overdose Awareness Day, and a Pittsfield, Massachusetts recovery center is preparing to hold its annual memorial vigil downtown this evening.

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day, and it comes amid an alarming spike in fatal overdoses in Schenectady.

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. In Berkshire County, it’s a reminder that the region continues to see overdose deaths climb year after year.

Tuesday night, a vigil was held in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts to observe International Overdose Awareness Day.