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Finally, some good news. Overdose deaths in Massachusetts fell by more than 10% last year, the first such decrease in more than four years.
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Finally, some good news. Overdose deaths in Massachusetts fell by more than 10% last year, the first such decrease in more than four years.
The programs had seemed to help reduce the numbers of people living on the streets while facing mental health and substance use disorders, and address problems such as increasing violence in the encampment.
The rule could turn the tide in combating rising levels of opioid overdoses, say addiction specialists.
New data from the Department of Public Health shows an average 3% increase in opioid-related overdose deaths each year since 2015.
BOSTON — As overdoses impact people across Massachusetts, the DPH released a report mid-week that supports so-called overdose prevention centers or supervised injection sites, where individuals can use pre-acquired drugs