Holyoke hosts event for Overdose Awareness Day
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - 'I now believe that, and I know for a fact that it's my goal in life. That's what I'm here for,' said Sarah Colby of H...
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - 'I now believe that, and I know for a fact that it's my goal in life. That's what I'm here for,' said Sarah Colby of Holyoke Hope. Many people gathered in Holyoke on Thursday, International Overdose Awareness Day, to help get the word out about resources available for those battling a drug addiction. Many of them wrote messages on flags to remember friends and family lost to drug overdose and shared the importance of breaking the stigma. 'I have battled with addiction myself for about 16 to 17 years, and I have been in the ups and downs in both.