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Opioid Overdose Deaths Hit All-Time High in Massachusetts

Opioid Overdose Deaths Hit All-Time High in Massachusetts

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Opioid deaths hit an all-time high in Massachusetts in 2016, likely reaching close to 2,000, state health officials said. State health officials predict the final number for 2016 will include about a 13 percent increase over 2015, using confirmed cases and pending cases that will likely be attributed to opioids

Opioid deaths hit an all-time high in Massachusetts in 2016, likely reaching close to 2,000, state health officials said. State health officials predict the final number for 2016 will include about a 13 percent increase over 2015, using confirmed cases and pending cases that will likely be attributed to opioids…