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EDITORIAL: The closing of Methadone Mile ‘comfort station’ is a life or death issue

By Editors September 3, 2021
Politicians should provide actual treatment options for people with substance abuse issues rather than removing essential resources that mean life and death for the residents of the Methadone Mile.
person holding a narcan demonstration device

Seven North Shore cities encourage residents to carry Narcan

By Sam Trottenberg April 2, 2021
A new campaign seeks to curb opioid overdoses through education and increased access to medication.
Around 52,000 people died in 2015 due to drug overdoses related to the opioid crisis. PHOTO COURTESY OF US AIR FORCE

Massachusetts General Hospital holds panel, discusses emergency opioid treatment

By Daily Free Press Admin September 11, 2018

By Avery Carlisle and Minali Prasad Massachusetts leads the nation in decreasing opioid prescriptions, as the nation fights the ongoing opioid crisis. Massachusetts General Hospital continues this...

The Baker-Polito administration, the Commonwealth’s four medical schools and the Massachusetts Medical Society announced Monday a set of medical education core standards focused on preventing and managing opioid misuse. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Medical school curriculum expanded as effort to battle statewide opioid addiction

By Ellen Cranley December 18, 2015

The Boston University School of Medicine announced changes in its curriculum as part of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s efforts to address the statewide issue of opioid addiction, according to a Sunday...

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