Why You May Be Denied Life Insurance For Carrying Naloxone
The U.S. surgeon general has advised people to get the opioid-reversal drug. But it's why Isela, pictured, a Boston Medical Center nurse, was denied life insurance.
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The U.S. surgeon general has advised people to get the opioid-reversal drug. But it's why Isela, pictured, a Boston Medical Center nurse, was denied life insurance.
Involuntary treatment programs at jails and prisons in Massachusetts for people with substance use or alcohol disorders can create "inhumane" settings and lead to relapses post-release, critics of a section of state law that allows civil commitments for treatment.
Advocates are backing a pair of state budget amendments that would remove funding for involuntary substance use disorder programs run by the Hampden County Sheriff's Office and the Department of
Stoughton resident Beth Federico will be running the 2022 in-person Boston Marathon as part of Team South Shore Health.
Ruth Levesque is running Boston to for behavioral health and substance use disorders treatment at South Shore Hospital. Read on Boston.com.