Boston recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day

Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) joined loved ones, families, friends, advocates, and survivors to remember the lives lost to the opioid epidemic. The Overdose Awareness Day was held on Monday, August 31. Since 2015, nearly 3,000 Boston residents have lost their lives to the opioid crisis that has touched every corner of our city. Mayor Wu and BPHC have invested in programming, including pathways to treatment and crucial harm reduction services that have contributed t