22,000 purple flags on Boston Common mark International Overdose Awareness Day
BOSTON - Thousands of purple flags were planted on Boston Common to mark International Overdose Awareness Day on Thursday.
The 22,000 flags symbolize everyone who died from an overdose in Massachusetts since 2011.
22,000 flags.
— Maura Healey (@MassGovernor) August 31, 2023
Each one represents a child, a parent, sibling or spouse taken by the overdose epidemic.
On Overdose Awareness Day, we recommit to reversing this heartbreaking trend and paving a path to recovery for everyone in need. pic.twitter.com/CqTPl16Zs5
State officials said they hope the flags will increase awareness of the overdose crisis in the country.
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