The White House says big companies like Amazon, the NHL, and United Airlines are joining the push to prevent overdoses by making naloxone widely available.
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Overdose deaths in R.I. fell for the first time in five years
Fatal drug overdoses in Rhode Island declined for the first time in five years, with similar dips in other New England states, according to data released Wednesday by the state Department of Health. Rhode Island overdose deaths last year fell about 7 percent. In Massachusetts, overdose deaths last year dropped 10 percent; Connecticut reported an […]
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Most Mass. Counties Have Among The Highest Rates Of Dispensing Overdose-Reversal Drug
Massachusetts has among the highest rates of dispensing naloxone, the drug that can reverse an opioid overdose, according to new federal data.Among counties nationwide, Franklin County in western Massachusetts last year had the fourth-highest rate of prescriptions for naloxone — commonly sold under the brand name Narcan — with more than 2,200 prescriptions filled for every 100,000 […]
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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.
