opioids

Massachusetts opioid deaths fell below 1,000 in 2025. Discover how Boston and New Bedford achieved big overdose declines using vastly different harm-reduction and needle exchange strategies.

Among ethnic and racial groups, Black non-Hispanic males experienced the largest spike in opioid-overdose death rates.

The nurse diverted oxycodone pills that were prescribed to an elderly hospice patient.

Permit AA and NA meetings during emergencies.

The 61-year-old nurse allegedly stole oxycodone pills meant for an elderly woman with Alzheimer's, cancer, and dementia.

Investigators tapped cell phones and text messages to topple Michael 'Squeak' Rebello and his network, said DA Thomas Quinn.

Perhaps CleanSlate should look to the suburbs for a new location.

The council upheld a mayoral veto of their own prior move to ban treatment centers in residential neighborhoods. CleanSlate plans a treatment center at 52-54 Brigham Street, several blocks from St. Luke's Hospital.

Mrs. Trump had too much class to acknowledge the protestors.

When supporters volunteer their communities to host a site, I will listen.