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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,...

City Crime Logs: March 14-15

City Crime Logs: March 14-15

Cynthia Fernandez March 15, 2017

The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs March 14-15. Missing Boston College student found An officer responded to a missing person report at 2:10 a.m. on Tuesday....

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