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By SCOTT MERZBACH

Expectant mothers prescribed medication for substance use disorders can seek prenatal care without risk of being reported to the state’s Department of Children and Families, under the omnibus opioid bill signed into law this week.That key provision...

By SAM DRYSDALE and SAM DORAN

BOSTON – Lawmakers dropped the controversial idea to pursue so-called safe injection sites in a compromise addiction and substance use disorder bill they filed Tuesday after months of private negotiations.Reps. Alice Peisch and Adrian Madaro and Sen....

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Board of Health has approved a recommendation on Dec. 17 that funds coming to the town from the nationwide opioid settlement be directed to the North Quabbin Recovery Center.These funds could be used for a variety of services designed to...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Advocates from the National Coalition to Liberate Methadone discussed the stigma associated with methadone treatment and recommended ways to expand it during a virtual event hosted by the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin...

By MARA MELLITS

Expanding access to methadone, a medication used to fight opioid addiction, is imperative in the effort to stop the nation’s substance use disorder epidemic, regional officials said.Their comments come in response to a recent study published by the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With National Recovery Month coming to a close, local agencies and community organizations gathered Thursday to discuss how access to naloxone is one of the keys to addressing the opioid crisis.In a virtual discussion hosted by the Opioid Task Force...

By DOMENIC POLI

Intervention from the largest-ever addiction prevention and treatment program produced a 15% reduction in non-fatal opioid overdoses, but no difference in the number of overdose deaths, according to a report published by the New England Journal of...

By ALISON KUZNITZ and SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON – Aiming to save more Bay Staters from fatal opioid-related overdoses, the Senate passed an addiction and substance use disorder bill Tuesday featuring a controversial policy allowing cities and towns to open safe injection sites.Senate...

By BRENDAN NORDSTROM

Cheryl Juaire lost two of her sons to the opioid epidemic — Corey died from an overdose in 2011, as did Sean 10 years later in 2021.Juaire, founder and president of the nonprofit Team Sharing Inc., now advocates for overdose prevention centers in...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

The federal government is marching to the beat of Behavioral Health Network’s drum in its new methadone treatment regulations, effective Tuesday, April 2.BHN, a mental health service provider in western Massachusetts with methadone clinics in...

By MAX BOWEN

GREENFIELD — Representatives from area sober houses and residential recovery services, along with those who faced addiction themselves, shared stories and raised awareness about treatment options during the Sober Housing Summit on Friday.The sixth...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As money from the nationwide opioid settlement continues to be disbursed to Franklin County towns, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG), in partnership with local boards of health, is inviting residents to share their input on how this...

By JAMES PENTLAND

While numbers for Massachusetts as a whole show 2022 was the worst year on record for opioid-related deaths, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties saw significant declines in fatalities last year. Officials with the Opioid Task Force of Franklin...