On the streets of Boston, the potholed path to treatment often starts with a sandwich. Egg salad is the favorite. Today it’s ham. Phil Ribeiro tucks one into the bag of a man who is breathing, but either so sedated or deeply asleep that he’s difficult to rouse. “Hopefully he doesn’t wake up next to […]
Martha Bebinger
WBUR
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Mass. Panel Recommends One Or More Supervised Consumption Sites To Reduce Opioid OD Deaths
Massachusetts should test the use of clinics where drug users can shoot up or inhale drugs, and be revived by medical staff if needed because such clinics save lives. That’s the gist of a recommendation to state lawmakers that will be included in a report due later this week.
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Mass. Sues Purdue Pharma Over 670 Residents Who Fatally Overdosed On Opioids
State Attorney General Maura Healey announced Tuesday that Massachusetts is suing Purdue Pharma on behalf of 670 Massachusetts residents who were…
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Black Drug Users Grapple With Surging Opioid Overdose Death Rates
A thin man with a touch of gray leans against a wall in Boston’s South End and takes a long drag on his cigarette. He’s pondering a question: Why are…
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Runners, Spectators Brave The Elements At The Boston Marathon
WBUR’s Martha Bebinger and Bruce Gellerman were at the Boston Marathon Monday. They talked to both runners, and spectators, who braved the elements for…
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MA Officials ‘Encouraged’ By Drop In Overdose Deaths
Many public health experts in the United States say the opioid epidemic has not peaked , and they predict the number of deaths will continue to rise for…
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As Recreational Marijuana Becomes Legal In Mass, No Widely Accepted Way To Test Marijuana Impairment
The recreational marijuana law that takes effect Thursday does not mention driving under the influence. It’s one area where State House leaders say they…
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Transgender Student Athlete Finding A Balance At Ponaganset High School
A fluorescent yellow softball sails out of the in-field, toward woods that border Ponaganset High School in Scituate. The left fielder runs forward and…
