First full week of classes! Today on East to West, we cover National Suicide Prevention Week, Boston University students and faculty reflecting on the transition to in-person classes, activists’...
Around 450,000 people have died from opioids since the turn of the century, and many companies are to blame for the drug's overprescription and misuse.
Pharmacy chains with more than three Boston locations will need to provide safe sharps disposal sites, in accordance with an ordinance passed Wednesday by the Boston City Council.
I would say yes to both legalization and decriminalization — either will be better than the current system of drug enforcement. Even very addictive and dangerous drugs such as heroin and fentanyl should be legalized and regulated.
Big Pharma pushed the prescription of opioids and doctors got benefits for prescribing them — they are the ones at fault. Because of that, people who are addicted just have to make a doctor’s appointment and say the right thing.
In this episode of “East to West,” we cover a data breach affecting hundreds of student accounts, a recent trend in commuting on campus, and a rise in Massachusetts rape reports.
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The opioid epidemic is significantly affecting the economy of Massachusetts, losing at least $.25 billion annually due to lost productivity in the workforce, according to a report released Wednesday by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.
In a crowded room of people, nearly half the audience raised their hands simultaneously. Some timid and others bold, those with raised hands united in the fact that they had personal connections to the opioid crisis. The audience gathered into the Metcalf Trustee Center ballroom for a discussion Friday night on the opioid crisis and the different approaches to take.
As the opioid crisis persists in Massachusetts, local leaders at City Hall are calling on the state legislature to help alleviate Boston of the immense pressure of handling this epidemic on their own.
It’s safe to say that we all have someone in our lives who has been touched by the U.S. opioid crisis. We are all left wondering how to deal with having a sizable part of the population hooked on something...
Gov. Charlie Baker set out his goals and aspirations for 2018 in his annual State of the Commonwealth address to a packed chamber Tuesday evening.
Baker highlighted the steps Massachusetts...
