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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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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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Marijuana may help break addiction to painkillers, heroin
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – The growing number of patients who claim marijuana helped them drop their painkiller habit has intrigued lawmakers and…
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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…
