Local organization to host event to raise awareness about addiction

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The local chapter of an organization dedicated to ending the opioid epidemic will host an event Monday for International Overdose Awareness Day.

The event, called FED UP!, will run from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 1105 Elm St.

It will feature speakers who will talk about solutions to the addiction epidemic, successful recovery stories, surviving the loss of a loved one and alternative therapies for addiction treatment.

The event also will feature children’s activities, and local treatment centers will distribute information.

A panel discussion about incarcerations and its root causes also will take place at 7 p.m. at the church.

The evening will conclude with a candlelight vigil.

The purpose is to bring attention to the addiction epidemic in this area.

“We’ve got to do something. We’re losing our future,” said Hope Lovrinoff-Moran, who organized the event. For information, contact her at 330-507-5313.