Multiple Western Massachusetts communities this past week recognized Overdose Awareness Day with vigils and other events to bring awareness about those who have died of drug overdoses — and others who recovered.
As part of the event, Springfield Police Superintendent Lawrence Akers announced officers have saved nearly 650 people who suffered overdoses since police began carrying Narcan, the drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.
“The damage inflicted by the opioid crisis to our Springfield community has been tremendous and continues to take Herculean efforts from the city, including our Police and Health Departments, nonprofits, our community partners and stakeholders to heal,” Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said in a statement.
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