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Opioid

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 57-year-old singer was found dead April 21 at his Minneapolis-area estate.

new hampshire

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 families across the country, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte may well have wondered what took him so long. In 2014, Ayotte, a Republican, was a co-sponsor in 2014

Massachusetts

Patients who overdose on opioids get them again, study shows

BOSTON – Most patients who receive drugs to treat chronic pain and overdose on opioid medications still get the addictive synthetic opiates through their doctors, a new study shows. The 12-year study released Monday by the Boston Medical Center tracked almost 3,000 people who were treated in an emergency room