New Bedford Opioid Task Force Awarded Federal Grant
The Greater New Bedford Opioid Task Force has received a federal grant of more than 1.8 million to continue its work to fight opioids in New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Fairhaven.
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![Opponents of a Massachusetts Gun Store Are Hysterical [OPINION]](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2019/08/GettyImages-611551682.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Opponents of a Massachusetts Gun Store Are Hysterical [OPINION]
Massachusetts has some of the most rational gun laws in the free world. The opponents of a new local gun shop are hysterical and uninformed about reality.
![Fast-Tracking Safe Injection Sites [OPINION]](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2019/07/GettyImages-909852426.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Fast-Tracking Safe Injection Sites [OPINION]
Safe injection sites are not the answer.
![Drug Injection Sites are a Bad Fit for the SouthCoast [OPINION]](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2018/07/Addicts-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Drug Injection Sites are a Bad Fit for the SouthCoast [OPINION]
The Boston Globe story on a legal "safe" injection site for drug users in Vancouver, British Columbia is a real eye-opener.
!['Safe' Drug Injection Sites Aren't a Safe Idea [OPINION]](http://townsquare.media/site/518/files/2019/03/GettyImages-856952454.jpg?w=980&q=75)
'Safe' Drug Injection Sites Aren't a Safe Idea [OPINION]
There are exactly zero 'safe injection sites' in legal operation in the United States right now, and it should stay that way.
New Bedford Man Dead of Apparent Overdose
A New Bedford man is dead after apparently overdosing on drugs.
China Needs to Be Accountable For Fentanyl Crisis
Fentanyl from China is killing Americans at an alarming rate.
State Delegation Heads Portugal to Study “No Arrest” Opioid Law
State Senator Michael Rodrigues of Westport is leading a group of 14 legislators on a trip to Portugal to study that country's approach to the opioid crisis.
Fairhaven Joins National Lawsuit Against Pharmaceutical Companies
The Fairhaven Board of Selectmen voted 2-0 to join hundreds of Massachusetts communities in participating in litigation against the pharmaceutical companies.
Study Finds Fishing Industry Hit Hard by Opioid Deaths
A report issued by the office of Massachusetts Governor Baker says those working in the fishing industry are among the hardest hit by opioid overdose deaths.