The Baltimore City Health Department recognized Overdose Awareness Day on Thursday, which is marked on August 31.

City leaders, including Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, City Council President Zeke Cohen, and others, honored those who have lost their lives to overdoses and promoted prevention efforts.

The event included guest speakers, a memorial ceremony, educational resources, and information on community services. It comes nearly a month after a mass overdose in West Baltimore that left more than two dozen people hospitalized.

Mass overdose in Penn North

On July 10, a mass overdose event devastated West Baltimore's Penn North community. Emergency responders were called to the intersection of Pennsylvania and North Avenues, where they treated more than two dozen suspected drug ove

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