opioids

NEW YORK (AP) _ A federal report says the powerful painkiller fentanyl was involved in more than half of the recent opioid overdose deaths in 10 states. The report released Friday is the latest to show how fentanyl is helping to make the nation's current drug epidemic the deadliest in U...

City Council is supporting Governor Charlie Baker's proposal to make drug dealers whose distribution leads to the death of a user subject to be prosecuted on manslaughter charges.

Following a forum that featured the three candidates for City Councilor of Ward One, the candidates for Mayor of New Bedford held one of their own at the Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School on Tuesday night.

New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro was among a number of Massachusetts police chiefs that took part in a roundtable meeting in Boston Thursday with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

NEW BEDFORD- The Walk to Remember Victims of Opioid Use and Survivors of Opioid Abuse kicked off Wednesday night at Joseph P. Monte playground on Acushnet Avenue. The walk is designed to raise awareness of the dangers opioid use and the lasting effects it has on not only the user, but also the family and community at large...

As the world gathered together for International Overdose Awareness Day Wednesday, so did several dozens of people in New Bedford during a service at Pilgrim United Church of Christ downtown.

Overdose deaths related to the use of the synthetic opioid fentanyl are continuing to rise in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released preliminary data for the first half of 2016 on Wednesday. The report shows fentanyl-related deaths continue to climb — with 66 percent of 2016's confirmed opioid-related overdose deaths showing a toxicology screen that tested positive f

The second phase of the Women's Recovery from Addictions Program (WRAP) was officially unveiled by Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and other local and state officials Thursday at Taunton State Hospital.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will not be attending next week's National GOP Convention in Cleveland, OH.

Hundreds of community members attended a unique town hall-style meeting to discuss opioid abuse and addiction on the Southcoast Wednesday evening at the Zeiterion Theater.