City officials are reopening East Baltimore's Safe Streets program, which closed in July when guns and drugs were found stashed in the office.

The death of Freddie Gray brought immense attention to our city of Baltimore.

Officials across Baltimore City today observed International Overdose Awareness Day to mark the ongoing fight against overdoses in Baltimore and to remember the 1,113 lives lost to overdose over the last five years.

Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) hosted activities throughout the day, including:

• Announcing a donation of approximately 6,500 lifesaving EVZIO® naloxone auto-injectors, a prescription for use in opioid overdose emergencies, from pharmaceutical company Kaléo;

• Free naloxone trainings at five “DontDie.org” bus and Metro station poster sites throughout the city; and

• A remembrance vigil hosted by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake where 1,113 purple roses—one for each life lost in Baltimore to overdose in the last 5 years— were placed at War Memorial Plaza to honor loved ones who have passed away from substance abuse and to encourage those still struggling with the disease of addiction.

The manufacturer of injectors that allow people to administer a heroin overdose drug is giving 6,500 of the devices to the Baltimore City Health Department.