Black balloon day in Greensboro Honors live against overdose

Newsroom. In today's addiction report from tonight, people in Greensboro honor the life of victims of the overdose. WXII 12 Sarah Sopers will meet the news of Black Ballon Day in the studio this evening. Sarah. Christine. Families gathered in the Lebauer Park with black balloons to remember beloved people who were affected by drug abuse. Activists there called an illness and hope that this movement takes steps to accept the major problem. The truth of the matter is that we all want to make sure that our loved ones have never been forgotten that the deaths were in vain. Greensboro entered all over the country on Thursday to raise awareness of opioid epidemic. The speakers shared the stories of their relatives, while activists and parishioners gathered and listened. Whenever she hugs you, you thought that everything would be fine with the world. Everything was right in your life. And her life. Randy Abbott lost his daughter Vanessa through an overdose heroin ten years ago. He says he hasn't fought for her since then. We have to stop seeing that people die to overdose. And we have to end the stigma. We have to understand that addiction and substance disorder are an illness. It is not a moral failure. And it affects everyone from every breed, from every socio situation. Caroline Drake has worked with GC Stop, an interest group since her daughter Caitlin died of an overdose in 2020. She says moments like Black Ballon Day keep lost love alive. I think the worst thing you can do is this separation, because I think more than anything, it is so much shame and stigma that you feel enough that you don't have to get it from your family. If you or a beloved person have to do with drug abuse, you will find links to help on our website. Wxii 12.