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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Opioid overdoses in the United States have been shown to shorten lifespans by two and a half months. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Recent study attributes national drop in life expectancy to opioid overdose

Sabrina Schnur September 26, 2017

Opioid overdoses are responsible for an approximate two-and-a-half month decrease in national life expectancy in the last 15 years. The numbers for this change in life expectancy are likely an underestimate,...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has asked artists to join efforts to clean up the area around the BU Medical Campus. PHOTO BY JINGYI LIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City continues BU Medical Campus revitalization with public art projects

Cynthia Fernandez April 23, 2017

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh put out a call to artists to paint temporary artwork on the exterior of the Finland Building at 774 Albany St., according to a press release published on Wednesday. The call...

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