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KGH will be lit up in purple to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day

The day is meant to raise awareness, reduce stigma and recognize grief
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KGH will be shone in purple light on Aug. 31 to recognize Overdose Awareness Day. (File)

Kelowna General Hospital will be lit up in purple for International Overdose Awareness Day.

KGH香蕉视频直播檚 pedestrian bridge link will be lit up to mark the day meant to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and recognize the grief felt by those who have lost a loved one as a result of a drug overdose.

香蕉视频直播淚n 2016, there were at least 2,946 apparent opioid-related deaths, with another 2,923 occurring between January and September 2017,香蕉视频直播 reads the Canadian statistics section.

香蕉视频直播淭hese reports do not include deaths caused by drugs other than opioids, so the total number of drug-induced deaths will be somewhat higher.香蕉视频直播

For more information on International Overdose Awareness Day, visit .

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