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Sept. 3, 2025 – More than 1,400 Virginians died from drug overdoses last year — a sobering statistic of an epidemic plaguing countless Virginia families.
Some government agencies and area resources in greater Richmond will work to change that narrative on the night of Wednesday, Sept. 3 with the second annual Regional Recovery Day. One person working to make a difference is TJ Hagan from Richmond. On Wednesday night at the Henrico Sports & Events Center, he says he’ll let others know the road to recovery does not have to be walked alone.
“It did something for me at the time when I was in active addiction of something taking me out of me where I felt comfortable; I felt invincible. I knew I was filling a hole that was with inside me,” Hagan said.
All it took was a trip to have his wisdom teeth removed as a teenager to spiral into substance use and alcohol abuse for years.
