Overdose Awareness Day Fort Wayne, Allen County 2022

715 South Calhoun Street,Fort Wayne IN 46802

27 August, 2022

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Join us for a day of remembering our loved ones who have lost their lives to an overdose. Join us for a day of remembering our loved ones who have lost their lives to an overdose.This year’s overdose awareness day will be held at the Allen County Courthouse Lawn.We will have speakers: I.e. community leaders, hear stories of loss, and stories of hope and recovery.Day: August 27, 2022 Where: Allen County Courthouse lawn When: 11:30AM-2:00PM Kid friendly Hosted by: Andrea Schroeder- Miriah’s Journey Theresa Garcia Juillerat -JAVA Jennifer Hope-The Mom of an Addict Nate Moellering-Fort Wayne Recovery Joy Rodriguez-Avenues Recovery Center Tommy Streeter-Fort Wayne Recovery Alicia Wells-Recover Michiana & Fort Wayne Recovery Overdose Awareness Day provides an opportunity for us to reflect on practical ways to prevent overdose in our community. Overdose is preventable. Knowing the real facts about drugs and what to do when you see someone experiencing an overdose DOES save lives. IOAD events that aim to educate our communities about drugs can really help.Each year we lose thousands of people from drug overdose globally. Some survive but suffer a permanent injury, with devastating impact to their families and friends. Fort Wayne, IN and Allen county is not immune. You may have seen it; it has happened to people around you. Tomorrow, it could happen to someone you love. This is not an invisible issue.