24 Beacon Street
Massachusetts State House,
Boston, MA 02133
United States
Planned as a partnership between the MA Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS), Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), and Boston Medical Center (BMC) this year's statewide IOAD memorial will take place from August 29 through September 1 at Liberty Mall on the Boston Common, across from the State House. On Thursday 8/29 we will plant 22,125 purple flags on the lawn at Liberty Mall in remembrance of the 20,000 lives lost to overdose in Massachusetts between 2012-2022. An additional 2,125 flags will represent that many overdose deaths in our state during 2023. The flags will remain in place through Sunday, September 1 with resource tables nearby and visitors invited to place a sticker with a loved one's name on a flag or in the rock garden.