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Posts tagged International Overdose Awareness Day

Purple chairs honour those who lost their lives to the overdose crisis

Purple chairs are being placed around Nanaimo leading up to International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, sharing the stories of those who lost their lives to the overdose crisis.

Lauryn MackenzieAugust 7, 2024Nanaimo, Nanaimo CAT, International Overdose Awareness Day

‘I thought he was my son’: Nanaimo marks International Overdose Awareness Day

A crowd of harm-reduction advocates, people who use drugs, and local politicians gathered in Nanaimo’s Maffeo Sutton Park on Thursday Aug. 31 to mark International Overdose Awareness Day.