Governor declares heroin 'epidemic' a public health emergency

Governor declares heroin 'epidemic' a public health emergency
The Patriot Ledger and The Enterprise of Brockton have been closely covering the issue of heroin and painkiller addiction south of Boston for the past seven years. An editorial that ran March 1 in both papers called on the governor to convene a task … Read more on Wicked Local

Curbing painkiller abuse is key to preventing the spread of addiction
Southcoast Hospital Group reported that it has treated 14 opioid-related overdoses this year so far and has seen 74 cases of opioid abuse. The system has also treated 116 heroin overdoses and seven methadone overdoses so far this year, according to a … Read more on Taunton Daily Gazette

Gov. Patrick declares public health emergency in wake of heroin epidemic
Actions aimed at addressing Massachusetts' opioid epidemic announced at press conference Thursday. Gov. Deval Patrick dedicates $ 20 million to enhance substance abuse treatment programs and convenes emergency session of Public Health Council to … Read more on Wicked Local Dighton

LEAP visits Supervised Injection Site – LEAP’s Executive Director, Neill Franklin, visits Insite in Vancouver, where vulnerable people can meet the chemical part of their addiction in a legal, regu…