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The New Bedford Police Department has collected a record amount of prescription drugs during their most recent drug take-back event.

According to the Mass Department of Health, the state has issued a standing order for the distribution of Naloxone, which is also known by the name Narcan.

New Bedford Police will collect unwanted and expired prescription medications from 10-2 on Saturday, Oct. 27, during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

A New Bedford man has died from what appears to be a fatal combination of drugs.

New Bedford and other area police departments will collect unwanted and expired prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28.

Three New Bedford men are arrested after a drug raid on Mott Street.

A New Bedford man is arrested after police find an assortment of drugs in his possession following a traffic stop.

Residents brought a record 433 pounds of unused, unwanted prescription medication Saturday to New Bedford Police headquarters at 871 Rockdale Avenue during National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The nearly quarter ton of medication turned in Saturday is more than double the amount collected at the October turnback event and represents the highest number ever collected by the New Bedford Police

Police departments across the Southcoast region are joining with departments across the nation to host a drug take-back day this weekend. On Saturday, area residents can drop off prescription and over-the-counter medications at local police stations, with no questions asked...

As the nation's opioid addiction epidemic continues to rise, dozens of physicians from local emergency departments gathered Thursday evening to discuss methods of preventing even further growth.