International Overdose Awareness Day

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Missy Aug, left, and Gwen Dudley, right, of Recovery Anne Arundel perform a bowl ringing ceremony as guests say the names of loved ones lost to overdoses. Paul W. Gillespie/Staff Photos

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Lisa Bell, who lost her daughter, Jennifer Bell, 27, to an overdose, holds an artificial candle.

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Tracie Crandall’s son, Brendan Gray, 29, died of a fentanyl overdose in 2019.

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An International Overdose Awareness Day memorial was held by Recovery Anne Arundel at Quiet Waters Park on Aug. 29 for family and friends to mourn the lives lost to overdoses, raise awareness and share the message that overdose death does not discriminate and is preventable.