Our Opinion: An Opiate Emergency
Our opinion: An opiate emergency
The directive that the Department of Public Health make Narcan, a drug that halts overdoses almost immediately, available immediately to all first responders will save lives and give addicts a chance to recover that they would not have had otherwise …
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Cases of newborns with addictions soaring
Some 1,300 babies in Massachusetts — about three to four each day — were born in 2012 with what is called “neonatal abstinence syndrome,” suffering withdrawal pains as a result of exposure to illegal opiates such as heroin or prescription drugs such …
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New drug policies applauded
Since then, hundreds of lives have been lost to overdoses, she said. Futures have been tarnished by criminal records. Babies are born addicted to opiates such as heroin, methadone, or prescription painkillers. Young people will spend their lives with …
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