International Overdose Awareness Day Vigil was recognized Saturday evening in Harford County at Aberdeen Festival Park, to share stories of hope and to remember those who have lost their lives to substance use.

Alexis Webster of Bel Air helps her mother Tina Webster and sister Amani Webster, 4 to create luminaries during the International Overdose Awareness Day at Aberdeen Festival Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Wearing a shirt bearing an image of her son, Chrissy Crowell of Middle River reflects about Tyler Crowell, who passed away on Feb. 16, 2023 of fentanyl overdose during the International Overdose Awareness Day at Aberdeen Festival Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
C.J. Jackson, whose brother Craig Jackson passed away shares his wisdom during the International Overdose Awareness Day at Aberdeen Festival Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
At left, Alyssa Gossage, 15 and her mother Amber Reagan of Baltimore set a luminary to honor Reagan’s cousin Christian Tenne during the International Overdose Awareness Day at Aberdeen Festival Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Will Gordon of Aberdeen holds a poster of his brother Joseph Gordon, who died two years ago from crack laced with fentanyl during the International Overdose Awareness Day at Aberdeen Festival Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Three years clean and attending rehab with Voices of Hope, Pete Cain of Abingdon places a luminary during the International Overdose Awareness Day at Aberdeen Festival Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
T.J. Humphries, a supervisor with Voices of Hope and Bryan Triplett, certified peer recovery specialist hold hands as a circle of attendees surround dozens of luminaries created in remembrance of loved ones who died from overdose during a prayer the International Overdose Awareness Day at Aberdeen Festival Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Luminaries are decorated with the names of people who have succumbed to overdose during the International Overdose Awareness Day at Aberdeen Festival Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Luminaries decorated to honor those who have succumbed to overdose flicker during the International Overdose Awareness Day at Aberdeen Festival Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Terrence Brown talks about a friend who passed away in 2022 during the International Overdose Awareness Day at Aberdeen Festival Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)