Family & Children’s Association ’s (FCA) THRIVE program marked International Overdose Awareness Day to remember Long Islanders lost to the opioid epidemic and provide support, education, and healing resources at its Hauppauge location today.

The event culminated with a candlelight vigil where the names of more than 100 Long Islanders who lost their battle with addiction were read aloud to a tearful room of family, friends and supporters.

“Nationwide, we're losing more than 80,000 people a year to something that's entirely preventable,” said Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, President & CEO of Family & Children’s Association. “Here in New York State and even more locally in Nassau and Suffolk County, we've seen big overdose numbers and a lot of our neighbors are struggling with the loss of love

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