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A Heroin Mother’s Tale, From the Inside
The 28-year-old woman who lives in Concord, New Hampshire has lost one daughter permanently and has lost a second daughter…
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News and analysis on addiction, substance abuse, recovery, the opioid crisis, treatment, public policy, and the impact of drugs and alcohol on individuals and communities.
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Remembering the Day Town Lost Four Opioid Overdose Victims in 36 Hours
The town of Clinton, Massachusetts has only about 13,000 people, but in one 36-hour period in October 2016 four people…
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Beyond brain chemistry: What are the root causes of addiction?
Can your environment help hook you on drugs? Drug addiction is a disease — a chemical dependency that arises from the way certain…
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Recovery schools for addicted teens on the rise
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Preston Grundy started drinking at 14 to escape from his depression. He soon moved on to marijuana, Xanax, Adderall…
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Opioid battle takes a new direction thanks to local police
BOSTON – As opioids are killing Massachusetts residents at an alarming rate, the state's top leaders like Republican Gov. Charlie Baker…
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Bay State steps up fight against drug abuse epidemic
BOSTON – Massachusetts is rising up against drug addiction after deaths due to heroin and painkiller dependency climbed 8 percent over the past…
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NH probes opioid drug maker on marketing, addiction
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Attorney General Joe Foster is targeting the maker of Oxycontin, a top selling prescription painkiller,…
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Worcester health board raises minimum age for tobacco to 21
It's going to get harder for teens to buy a pack of smokes in the second largest city in Massachusetts,…
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Prince died of opioid overdose, tests reportedly show
CHICAGO (AP) — Tests show that Prince died of an opioid overdose, a law-enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday. The…
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Plainridge aims to help slots players avoid addiction
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is set to launch this week a first-in-the-nation system allowing slot players to limit their bets,…
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First implant to control opiate addiction wins FDA approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday approved an innovative new option for Americans struggling with addiction to heroin and painkillers: a…
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Prince battled painkiller addiction, help sought too late
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince's representatives arranged for the musician to meet a California doctor to help him kick an addiction to…
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Ayotte welcomes Obama’s turn to drug abuse fight
MANCHESTER, N.H. – When President Barack Obama turned his attention last week to the opioid and heroin overdose epidemic that has ravaged…
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Most Americans see illegal drugs as a big problem
LYNN, Mass. (AP) – Sharon Johnson calls herself an addict, although she's been sober for three years now. She started by…
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Opioid limits won’t solve addiction crisis, Obama says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday declined to endorse the boldest proposal from the nation's governors to tackle the…
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Drug addiction in the Bay State
BOSTON – In Thursday night's State of the Commonwealth Address, Gov. Charlie Baker called for bold actions to break the back…
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Women committed for detox will no longer be sent to prison
STATE HOUSE — Massachusetts women civilly committed for substance abuse treatment will no longer be sent to prison and instead will be referred…
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New state-fed working group will target illegal opioid suppliers
STATE HOUSE — Attorney General Maura Healey will announce the formation of a new state-federal coalition to meet regularly to share information…
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Mass. House gives opioid bill initial approval
STATE HOUSE — The Massachusetts House on Wednesday morning gave initial approval to a bill aimed at reducing opioid abuse and deaths, setting…
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Opioid abuse measure removes major elements sought by Baker
BOSTON – Patients prescribed opioids for the first time would be limited to a seven-day supply and any individual admitted to an…
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Med students, Baker discuss pain management
STATE HOUSE — In the latest attempt to showcase support for his approach to the opioid crisis, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday met…
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Drug abuse is not a victimless crime
In this increasingly permissive age, we are told that drug abuse is a victimless crime. The Wikipedia entry for "victimless crime&…
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Patrick Kennedy and the politics of honesty
By any standard – the physical and metaphysical – former Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) should not be alive today considering the extreme…
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Baker may tackle opioid abuse epidemic this week
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker, who made dealing with drug addiction a priority as he took office in January, is expected to put…
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MGH settles drug diversion case for $2.3 million
Massachusetts General Hospital has agreed to pay the United States $2.3 million to resolve allegations that lax controls enabled MGH employees…
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Heroin and heroism
"And all the politicians makin' crazy sounds And everybody puttin' everybody else down…
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Gov.’s Councilor Jubinville supports decriminalizing heroin
Written by Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE, BOSTON- A member of the council that vets judicial nominees asked Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday…
