Town Of Islip: Help Turn Islip Purple To Promote Opioid Awareness

Press release from the Town of Islip:

August 24th, 2021

August 24th, 2021 – September is National Recovery Month. In memory of the lives lost, those in recovery and the Islip families affected by the Opioid/Heroin crisis, the Islip Town Hall Cupola, along with merchants and businesses throughout the Town, will be illuminated in purple during the month of September. According to the CDC, there were 93,331 Opioid and Heroin overdose deaths in 2020, more than any year in history. Experts contribute the record number of fatal overdoses to the pandemic and quarantine.

This press release was produced by the Town of Islip. The views expressed here are the author’s own.