Heroin Overdose Deaths Surging Across the State
Heroin overdose deaths surging across the state
"They're using it so they don't go into withdrawal." State police spokesman David Procopio said there has recently been a particularly high concentration of fatal overdoses in Southeastern Massachusetts, the Merrimack Valley and Western Massachusetts.
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As You Were Saying … Training helps docs aid addicts
The recent surge in fatal opiate overdoses has left behind many grieving family members along with more fear and frustration with the escalating public health crisis of substance abuse in our communities. Fortunately, new developments in the diagnosis …
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