Imagine an illicit drug so powerful that a dose of just three salt-sized grains is fatal. A drug so dangerous that first responders answering a 911 call reporting an overdose should wear hazmat suits to protect themselves from exposure to … [Read more...]
Governor’s Councilor Jubinville wants to decriminalize heroin — and that’s a great idea
Yesterday, Governor's Councilor Robert Jubinville sent a letter to state leadership recommending we decriminalize heroin and establish state-run methadone clinics to combat the opiate overdose crisis. From the Taunton Daily … [Read more...]
A Plan to Stop a Silent Killer
A Plan to Stop a Silent Killer By Senator Edward J. Markey Heroin and prescription drug addiction is an equal-opportunity destroyer of lives and families across Massachusetts are struggling with the recent scourge of overdoses that … [Read more...]
A&E Documentary Highlights Heroin Problem in MA Suburbs
Did you know that nearly as many people die of opiate overdose (Heroin, Oxycontin, ect) in Massachusetts each year than US soldiers killed in Iraq combat? (In 2005, which are the latest numbers I found for Mass., 627 people died of … [Read more...]