Created: July 01, 2021 11:10 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — The numbers are staggering, and keep growing on a daily basis. This year alone the number of drug overdoses has already prompted Monroe County leaders to issue a public health advisory.
News10NBC took a look at a community's effort to bring awareness of this growing problem, and remember those who lost their lives to drugs.
Last month alone was the deadliest month for drug overdoses, and now some communities are saying enough is enough with the drugs and crime.
Several community groups, and some neighbors gathered at the intersection of Grand Avenue, and Greeley Street Thursday evening to talk about the drug problem that's plaguing their community, and remember those who recently died of a drug overdose.