drug abuse

St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church of Marion and the Healthy Tri-Town Coalition will begin a series of presentations on substance use by teenagers, and what parents can do about it.

Dartmouth's anti-drug education group says they're making great strides in their efforts against drug abuse in the area. At Monday night's Dartmouth Select Board meeting, members of Community Offering Prevention and Education, or COPE, discussed their work so far since their creation...

The discussion on solving opioid abuse continued on Wednesday night at the Dartmouth Middle School. Professionals from different fields lead the forum by speaking about their experience with drug addicts, and how to possibley help break the habbit...

New Bedford City Councilor Debora Coelho, Chairperson of the Public Safety Committee is filing a motion to hold repeat drug abusers in the hospital for 24 hours, possibly against their will. Brian isn't for it. How about you?

A state panel charged with finding ways to address Massachusetts' drug abuse epidemic is set to finalize its recommendations for Gov. Deval Patrick this week. The 36-member Opiate Task Force is charged with recommending how to spend $20 million the governor has designated to improve addiction treatment and recovery services statewide...