While the past year has brought some modest improvements, opioid misuse and related deaths are still a national crisis, and the opioid-related death rate in Massachusetts is more than twice...
...received a notice regarding the national opioids settlement in September. The notice, sent by National Opioids Settlement, states, “Please note that there is no need for subdivisions to be represented...
...Association and coordinator of the organization’s Opioid Working Group, said the federal cases allege fraud and misrepresentation by pharmaceutical companies that marketed opioids as a treatment for long-term pain. The...
...parallels a national trend, with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services deeming prescription opioid overdose deaths an epidemic in 2013. For the full task force report, visit: www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/substance-abuse/opioid/report-of-the-opioid-task-force-6-10-14.pdf...
...and each year after we have a plan for our opioid settlement money. “Even though it is a 20-plus person team, there has been great cohesion and great focus on...
...Opioid Crisis: What Employees Need To Know” – Jan. 31, 2019, 2-3 p.m. Equipping employees with knowledge on the opioid epidemic allows them to stay safe and productive and enables...
...leaving broken-hearted friends and family members. All taken by the opioid epidemic. This led me to reflect on how the coronavirus has eclipsed the opioid crisis as the most urgent...
...opioid prescriptions were 10 years ago. “Unfortunately, most of the government and media commentary and response has been treating the opioid crisis like it’s an anomaly, and we will be...
On Oct. 15, Gov. Charlie Baker filed legislation to combat the growing opioid addiction crisis in the Commonwealth. The governor’s bill is aimed at both prevention efforts and treatment...
A newly formed special committee of the Braintree Town Council is using the MMA’s report on the ongoing opioid epidemic as a roadmap for action, with a particular focus on...
