Local vigil hopes to prevent opioid overdoses through education, memorials

Sweet smiles and happier times lined the walls of Hillsborough High School on Thursday. The memorial for those who died of overdoses was organized by Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education, or NOPE, of Hillsborough county. Jan Haniford is with the group and said the event hopes to honor those lives lost and save others by educating the community about the opioid epidemic—which is getting worse.