Carl Alves

Local police departments are issuing a warning about an especially lethal batch of heroin mixed with fentanyl that is making its way through the SouthCoast.

Carl Alves shares his thoughts on what's working and what's not in the ongoing battle against addiction.

PAACA in New Bedford is receiving a boost from the state in its efforts to help those recovering from drug addiction.

Carl Alves, Director of PAACA, joined Barry Richard Monday afternoon to discuss the opioid crisis, both nationally and locally.

NEW BEDFORD - A drug stronger than fentanyl has stormed onto the scene in Massachusetts. State Police recently revealed they have discovered three samples of carfentanil in drug samples taken from Brockton and Quincy. The synthetic drug is professionally used as a tranquilizer for large mammals such as elephants and rhinoceri...

INTERISE is a non-profit organization that helps business-owners up their game. WBSM's Jim Phillips spoke with the program's director, Elizabeth Howe, and one of their recent graduates, Carl Alves' of PAACA, on this week's Townsquare Sunday...

State Representative Antonio Cabral is hosting a public forum Thursday night at the Whaling Museum to help citizens learn how to combat opioid addiction. Rep. Cabral will be joined by members of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and a panel of experts, including New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro and representatives from organizations such as Seven Hills Behavioral Health and Pos

NEW BEDFORD - Staggering totals as New Bedford Police release the number of opioid overdose calls they responded to in 2016. Last year, police reported a total of 679 overdoses, with 42 deaths resulting. That's nearly twice the amount of overdoses in 2015, when police responded to 389 overdoses with 25 deaths...

As the entire state is dealing with an opioid addiction one local activist has made a controversial proposal.

The debate continues over when New Bedford's Emergency Overflow Shelter should open its doors. Advocates for the homeless attended a meeting Thursday of the city's Homeless Service Provider Network contending the shelter's schedule is too haphazard, and there are nights when the shelter should be open, but isn't...