Montgomery Community Media

Last year, 108 Montgomery County residents died from an opioid drug overdose. Families mourned loved ones and urged increased awareness about substance use disorder at an International Overdose Awareness Day Event and candlelight vigil Thursday evening in Rockville. Wendy and Henry Winter lost their son, Seth, on April 29, 2020 after an accidental fentanyl overdose. […]

On Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. there will be a Ceremony of Remembrance and a candlelight vigil at Memorial Plaza in Rockville to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day. The public is invited to attend. The event was created by the county in partnership with the Circut Court’s Adult Drug Court, the City of Rockville, the […]

In an effort to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day, a global event aimed to raise awareness on drug and opioid overdose, Surviving Our Ultimate Loss (S.O.U.L.) is inviting residents to attend a remembrance ceremony to honor the lives lost to drug addiction. The event, which will be held in Justice Plaza at the Montgomery County […]

In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, residents are invited to attend a ceremony of remembrance on Aug. 31 to memorialize lives lost to drug addiction. Family members and friends will remember loved ones and light candles in their honor, according to a news release. Surviving Our Ultimate Loss (S.O.U.L) in partnership with Montgomery County […]

A Ceremony of Remembrance was held at Justice Plaza outside the Montgomery County Circuit Courthouse in Rockville on August 31st for International Overdose Awareness Day. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.