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Overdose Awareness Day
Overdose Awareness Day at Austin Park on Wednesday featured messages of hope from community members on the dangers of opioids. Photos by Steve Ognibene.

Cheryl Netter and Scott Davis are two of the fortunate ones. They are people who have survived the grip of addiction and have emerged on the other side, now devoting their lives to helping others who are struggling with substance use disorder.

So many others didn’t make it. More than 100,000 in the United States over the past year alone – and nearly 80 Genesee and Orleans County residents who died of a drug overdose 

]]> https://www.thebatavian.com/mikepett/overdose-awareness-day-shines-light-on-effort-to-spread-hope-and-healing/636292#comments https://www.thebatavian.com/mikepett/overdose-awareness-day-shines-light-on-effort-to-spread-hope-and-healing/636292 Aug 31, 2023, 9:08am Spectrum Health Overdose Awareness Day shines light on effort to spread 'hope and healing' mikepett <figure role="group" class="caption caption-div align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img alt="Overdose Awareness Day" class="image-style-large" height="533" loading="lazy" src="https://www.thebatavian.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-08/crowd.jpg?itok=P4jIMS_d" width="800"> </div> </div> <figcaption>Overdose Awareness Day at Austin Park on Wednesday featured messages of hope from community members on the dangers of opioids.&nbsp;Photos by Steve Ognibene.</figcaption> </figure> <p>Cheryl Netter and Scott Davis are two of the fortunate ones. They are people who have survived the grip of addiction and have emerged on the other side, now devoting their lives to helping others who are struggling with substance use disorder.</p><p>So many others didn’t make it. More than 100,000 in the United States over the past year alone – and nearly 80 Genesee and Orleans County residents who died of a drug overdose&nbsp;</p>