The Lexington and Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, more commonly known as LRADAC, held its annual Black Balloon Day to honor lives lost to a drug overdose.

The mortality rate rose 1% in 2023 over the previous year. That’s about 2,500 deaths of unhoused people in Los Angeles County in 2023, 45% of which were caused by drug overdoses.

Both Bodiford and Parady remain hopeful that community outreach, education and events like Black Balloon Day will continue to raise awareness and save lives.

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