Williams' family joined others at Samaritan Daytop Village, where inside the hard work takes place: helping those struggling with the disease of addiction.
But it was also designed to let people know there are treatment options available.
"Hopefully somebody watches who may be giving up hope, and a family member or friend says, 'Wait a second, there is hope,'" said Daytop President Mitchell Netburn. "And they can refer them here or to any of our peer agencies who also do great work." Samaritan Daytop has over 60 locations, most of them in NYC's five boroughs, where an average of eight people overdose each day.
Among the other goals of International Overdose Awareness Day is to remove the stigma of substance abuse, to mourn those lost and to create discussion about overdose prevention and drug policy.
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