Deaths from opioid overdoses increased in Massachusetts during the pandemic, after three years of a steady decline. The rise in deaths is an alarming sign and one that experts say is likely indicative of the harmful impacts the pandemic is having on…
By The Bay State Banner
Growing up in the Roxbury and South End neighborhoods, Yahaira Lopez is one of many who has cut through Clifford Park to get to Target and Stop & Shop. Now, she can’t bear to walk through it. The last time she did this past year, Lopez was…
By The Patriot Ledger
This three-day series looks at how the Quincy Police Department’s Narcan program continues to save and change lives. Today: The ongoing coronavirus crisis has overshadowed an epidemic that has been killing Massachusetts residents for more…
By Lowell Sun
LOWELL — The Life Connection Center — a community center offering meals and other support for those in need in Lowell — will get a $45,000 harm reduction grant from a non-profit foundation working to end the opioid overdose epidemic…
By El Planeta
RIZE Massachusetts, a nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid overdose epidemic in Massachusetts, announced Thursday, October 15, that it will invest nearly $ 1.1 million in grant programs designed to improve racial equity in healthcare…
By CommonWealth
HE HAD JUST LOST his father to COVID-19. His dad had succumbed to this relentless disease while living in a long-term care facility. He was just beginning to cope with that loss. Then, it got worse. Two weeks later, he lost his son. His son died after…
By MassLive
We are facing a terrible public health crisis affecting thousands of individuals and families in Massachusetts. The disease can be difficult to discover, diagnose and treat. While it can harm people of all backgrounds, it disproportionately impacts…
By The Republican Editorials
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported that confirmed or estimated opioid deaths in the first quarter of 2020 was down 5.7% from the previous year. Any reduction in numbers is good news, but Gov. Charlie Baker remains cautious…
By The Salem News
While we have not yet seen the light at the end of the tunnel in the statewide opioid epidemic, what we have seen is a glimmer of hope. Recent data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health shows an almost 6% decrease in…
As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across the Commonwealth, a new report released today details the unique challenges faced by small and rural communities in Western Massachusetts in combatting the disease…
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