...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....
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...
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....
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...
