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Opioid expert welcomes prospect of added treatment in Berkshires We need to strike when people are seeking help

Many, but not all, Berkshire police officers carry Narcan This bill could make it universal

Narcan can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives. A local lawmaker is again pushing to require first responders to carry the drug, with a legislative hearing set Monday.

Our Opinion: Massachusetts should decriminalize buprenorphine to help fight opioid crisis

Vermont, Rhode Island decriminalized a lifesaving opioid treatment Should Massachusetts?

EAGLE INVESTIGATIONS: In recent months, Vermont and Rhode Island have decriminalized possession of small amounts of buprenorphine, a medication used for opioid use disorder treatment. Advocates say decriminalization helps spread

Fatal opioid overdoses soar to record high in Berkshires

Opioid overdose deaths in Berkshire County jumped by 44 percent last year, to the highest level recorded, amid a slight increase in fatal overdoses statewide. Public health officials announced Wednesday that opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts rose by 5 percent in 2020, the first increase in three years. In a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges it created in accessing health care and social supports, the state recorded 2,104 confirmed and estimated deaths, about the same number of fatalities as the epidemic s 2016 peak. The toll of the pandemic for people with opioid use disorder was particularly stark in the Berkshires, which had the second-highest rate of increase in the state. Fatal overdoses in Berkshire County rose from 39 in 2019 to 56 last year, according to the preliminary data.

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