The opioid epidemic is being increasingly felt in today’s workplace. An estimated three out of four people with an addiction are employed, a fact that affects productivity, morale and health...
Federal and state authorities on Oct. 10 announced a negotiated $366.25 million settlement with a South Carolina-based company to clean up New Bedford Harbor. The agreement, the largest single-site cash...
...for one specific purpose, such as opioid settlement funds, a municipal executive would be able to spend the funds without further appropriation; otherwise, qualifying revenue reserved in a special fund...
...continues to plague too many households and neighborhoods, yet we know that community-based programs are saving lives. The recent $525 million opioid settlement forged by Attorney General Maura Healey will...
...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...
With opioid-related overdoses continuing to increase in Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey is reminding municipal officials about a state program enabling them to purchase the overdose-reversing drug naloxone at a...
...a health information exchange,” said Opioid Program Coordinator Cherry Sullivan. “Although we are looking at the impact of opioid use, we hope to potentially look at other health conditions and...
...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....
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....
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...