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Heroin Overdoses Spike in Fall River
A potent fentanyl-laced batch of heroin has led to a spike in overdoses in Fall River, including one fatal. Fifty-four…
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Overdose deaths overwhelm medical examiner, coroner offices
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Soaring numbers of overdose deaths are adding to woes already plaguing medical examiner and coroner offices, resulting in a…
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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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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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Man linked to French Connection drug ring faces sentencing
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man who federal authorities say was a player in the notorious French Connection heroin ring of the…
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Being polite to officer leads to Massachusetts man’s arrest
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — Politely holding a door open for a police officer has landed a Massachusetts man in jail. Authorities say Kayvon…
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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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Hospitals report a surge in opioid abuse cases
BOSTON – Opioid-related hospital visits are "skyrocketing" in Massachusetts, with heroin-related cases tripling from 2007 to 2014, according to…
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Baker signs opioid abuse prevention tools into law
STATE HOUSE — An emotional Gov. Charlie Baker fought back tears Monday as he recounted the stories he's heard from the…
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Warren-Clark bill would permit partial filling for opioids
BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, both Massachusetts Democrats, introduced a bill in Congress on Wednesday…
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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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Weed debate heats up in New England
BOSTON – The debate over marijuana legalization has been picking up steam locally but gaining attention nationally, as activists on both sides of…
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Young, white Americans are addicted to this (and what Catholics should do about it)
Providence, R.I. (National Catholic Register) — When recent headlines marked a spike in drug overdoses for white, middle-class Americans, the news…
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Maine governor sorry for remark about ‘young white’ girls
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage apologized Friday for his remark about out-of-state drug dealers impregnating "young white&…
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Filmmaker explores drug addiction on Cape Cod
A young woman stares at the camera, speaking in a soft voice. "Every time I shot up, it felt like Christmas…
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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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Opioid bill’s commitment power, prescription caps draw objections
BOSTON – Lawmakers grappling for responses to the drug-abuse epidemic that has killed hundreds of Bay State residents heard Monday from Gov.…
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Baker okay with screening students for substance abuse
STATE HOUSE — With a Senate bill aimed at preventing drug abuse teed up for debate next week, Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday…
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DeLeo: Student drug talks raise constitutional issues
STATE HOUSE — Sharing the same goal of reducing addiction and drug deaths, leaders in state government differ in their view of a…
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Heroin epidemic puts pressure on schools to get antidote
Written by Michelle R. Smith PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The heroin epidemic that has been taking the lives of teenagers for years…
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Heroin and heroism
"And all the politicians makin' crazy sounds And everybody puttin' everybody else down…
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Attorney General Healey pushes for new fentanyl trafficking crime
Written by Andy Metzger The state's top law enforcement officer proposed legislation Monday that would create a new crime of…
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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…
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Addict amnesty: Gloucester police give heroin addicts rehab, not jail
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The young woman nursing a fresh black eye has come to the police station in this old fishing city…
