International Overdose Awareness Day

Fargo City Hall will glow purple for International Overdose Awareness Day

August 31, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

Courtesy: City of FargoFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you drive by Fargo City Hall this evening, you’ll notice it lit up in purple lights. The City of Fargo is recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day, a global campaign dedicated to raising awareness of overdose and reducing the stigma of drug-related deaths and substance use disorders. The annual day remembers the lives…

Harm Reduction Center Brings Awareness To Drug Overdoses

Harm Reduction Center commemorates lost loved ones to drug overdoses

August 29, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In the last year, the Harm Reduction Center and Fargo Cass Public Health have helped over 450 people with non-lethal overdoses. But in the same year, 34 people lost their lives. “These are individuals with family, friends that fell in the cusp of addiction. So I mean, this is not just statistics we’re talking about this…