Purple Lights Dress Up City Hall in Alexandria, Raising Awareness of Drug Overdoses and Recovery

Purple light bathes brick building and fountain of City Hall in Alexandria VA
Purple lights will illuminate City Hall August 29 through September 1 to shine attention on dug overdoses  and ways to help. (Photos: John David Coppola/The Zebra Press)

Alexandria, Va. – Purple lights will shine attention at Alexandria’s City Hall and communities in Virginia and around the world which are coming together to remember those who have died or suffered injury due to drug overdoses.

Observed on August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) seeks to increase understanding of overdose, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and create change that reduces the harms of drug use.

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