...of the opioid epidemic in the Commonwealth, including, but not limited to, expanding access to opioid use disorder prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery options. The MMA made the following appointments...
Just over a year ago, the Norton Police Department unveiled its Anti-Crime Team, a “problem-oriented policing” unit aimed at developing solutions to ongoing issues such as the opioid addiction crisis....
...is not easy.” Healey said the top priority of the attorney general’s office currently is combating the heroin and opioid crisis that has hit hard in communities across Massachusetts....
In January 2016, the MMA’s Municipal Opioid Addiction and Overdose Prevention Task Force released a 16-page report intended to help local officials take action on the escalating opioid abuse epidemic...
A half-day forum addressing the opioid crisis and its toll on western Massachusetts will be held on Friday morning, Sept. 6, at the UMass Amherst Campus Center. “Addressing the Opioid...
...have the support of city and town officials in order to maximize efficiencies, there are several time-sensitive concerns that would aid communities in allocating funds received from recent opioid settlements....
...with Amphastar Pharmaceuticals that will require the company to pay $325,000 to help offset the costs of the drug, which counters the effects of opioid overdoses. The first-of-its kind...
Mass Innovations, From The Beacon, April 2016 Inspired by the Gloucester Police Department’s policy of getting those addicted to heroin and opioids into treatment rather than arresting them, Brockton has...
...on PEG handout Opioid Use Disorder: Managing and Supporting Employees Saturday, 2-2:40 p.m., Room 204, 2nd floor, Hynes Convention Center Presented by Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP Opioid use disorder...
Mass Innovations, From The Beacon, March 2020 Five years after it helped change law enforcement’s response to opioid addiction, the city of Gloucester has expanded its services to people struggling...
