3+ day, 19+ min ago   (588+ words) MOUNT WASHINGTON — A local event hopes to shed a new kind of light on an important issue. The Bullitt County Health Department will host its third annual Beyond the Silence Overdose Awareness Event Saturday, Sep. 12, at the Mount Washington Sports…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (66+ words) “We can make a positive impact on substance-use disorder, help save lives, and celebrate those who need to recover,” Islip Town supervisor Angie Carpenter shared at the commencement of Islip Goes … The West Islip Country Fair is coming soon ‘On…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (665+ words) Approximately 80 luminaries memorializing those who lost their battles to drug addiction form two heart shapes inside the North East Community Park pavilion on Aug. 30 during the 13th annual Voices of Hope of Cecil County Overdose Memorial Vigil. Attendees walk in and…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (337+ words) Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) and the Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO) hosted their 25th annual event dedicated to remembering lives lost to substance use and promoting education and resources to help save those currently struggling with addiction. The…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (409+ words) The Codman Square Health Center commemorated International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 with a ceremony at a newly installed vending machine outside its facility on Washington Street that dispenses free items such as Naloxone (known as Narcan, the opioid overdose…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (629+ words) That was one of many stories … SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Danny Eglowitz recalled progressing from alcohol to heroin as he fought a decade-long battle to sobriety, a moment when he felt hopeless. That was one of many stories shared during the…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1347+ words) Warning: this story discusses suicide When Judith Clark and Liz O'Connell go up to the Ulladulla Lighthouse, a sense of accomplishment washes over them. The Ulladulla Lighthouse precinct was once a desolate and unhappy place. It was a place where…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (175+ words) Picayune Item Candlelight vigil held to remember those who overdosed Published 8:00 pm Monday, September 7, 2026 The Restore Pain Center, located at 7306 US 11 in Carriere, held a public candlelight vigil on Monday, August 31, in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day. International Overdose…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (776+ words) Eddie Mowen Jr. | The Register-Herald EATON — Candles illuminated an area in Fort St. Clair Park Monday evening as community members gathered to remember lives lost to overdose, support grieving families and renew efforts to combat the stigma surrounding substance use....

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (238+ words) Gross, a retired educator, has been covering the events in and around Putnam for the past 60 years. His reporting has received many awards from the NYS Press Association in addition to recognition from the Associated Press and the Columbia Journalism…...