Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian today announced the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office has become the first sheriff’s office in the Commonwealth...
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Six nonprofit organizations across the state have been awarded grants for the creation and maintenance of affordable sober housing...
MA: Public Health Commission Increased Prevention Services as Latest Data Highlights Major Racial Inequities in Overdose Deaths
/ Massachusetts, USA$7.5 million will fund new overdose prevention efforts New data shows opioid-related overdose deaths increased by 12% in Boston...
DPH Report: Massachusetts Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths Decreased 10 percent in 2023 Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts decreased by 10...
MA: Some Mass. hospitals stop infant welfare reporting based solely on drug dependence
/ Massachusetts, USAMandatory reporting of babies born dependent on a drug their birth parent was taking may be coming to an...
MA: Study by Massachusetts Department of Corrections shows how programming makes a difference in rehabilitation
/ Massachusetts, USAThe study shows formerly incarcerated individuals who complete substance abuse treatment programs and obtain high school equivalency credentials experience...
Massachusetts, other states make moves to legalize indicators of contamination by potent, deadly synthetic opioid The Massachusetts state Senate voted...
DC: Juul to pay $462 million to settle youth vaping claims from six states
/ California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, USAJuul will pay $462 million to settle claims by six states and Washington D.C. that the vaping company marketed...
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Southwestern Pennsylvania counties are making sure overdose prevention drugs are everywhere
In Pennsylvania, USAJanuary 24, 2025MI: Munson Healthcare installs Narcan distribution boxes
January 24, 2025OH: ‘People are not alone’: Thrive for Change promotes fentanyl test strips to prevent overdose deaths
January 23, 2025West Virginia Department of Human Services Continues Progress in Reducing Overdose Deaths
In USA, West VirginiaJanuary 23, 2025ME: End of prominent syringe-exchange service in Bangor causes ripple effects
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