Keating Pleased Obama Administration Taking Action on Opioid Epidemic
As part of his budget proposal, President Obama is including $1.1 billion to address the nation's opioid epidemic. Congressman William Keating says he's glad the problem is being addressed in a large...
View ArticlePanhandling Ordinance Back on the Table
The New Bedford City Council is once again looking to draft an ordinance regarding panhandling. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Bedford Mayor Against Idea of Supervised Heroin Injections
When it comes to the opioid epidemic throughout the nation, almost any suggestion to fix the problem is welcome. This week, the mayor of Ithaca, New York, proposed opening a facility where heroin...
View ArticleLaw Enforcement Officials Discuss Opioid Epidemic from the Frontlines
Members of the legal, legislative and medical fields gathered at the University of Massachusetts School of Law Friday to participate in a roundtable discussion on the opioid epidemic and legal...
View ArticleSecond Fatal Overdose of The Day and Year in New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD - A 22-year-old woman is dead of an apparent overdose. New Bedford Police responded to the woman's Holly Street home after 4 P.M. Monday and performed CPR on the woman. She was transported...
View ArticleFall River Pursuing Legal Action Against Opioid Manufacturers
In response to the nation's opioid crisis, the City of Fall River announced Friday that it would join communities from across the country in pursuing legal action against companies that produce, supply...
View ArticleGomes to Overprescribing Doctors: 'Go Work Somewhere Else'
In addition to a proposal to file suit against pharmaceutical companies responsible for the nation's opioid epidemic, Gomes wants doctors to pay their dues, too. Continue reading…
View ArticleMitchell: Short Term and Long Term Solutions Needed for Opioid Crisis
In his weekly appearance on WBSM, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said although the city saw a drop in overdoses, there has been a spike in fatal overdoses. Continue reading…
View ArticleRecalling the AIDS Hysteria of the '80s [PHIL-OSOPHY]
Ahead of New Bedford's observation of World AIDS Day on Thursday, December 12, a look back at how AIDS was covered – or not covered – in the 1980s. Continue reading…
View ArticleMitchell Discusses New Bedford Opioid Response at National Forum
On Wednesday, Mayor Jon Mitchell represented the City of New Bedford at the Mayors’ Institute on Opioids, hosted by the National League of Cities. Continue reading…
View ArticleHeroin Fatalities Down
There's been a noticeable decrease in heroin-related deaths in the Southcoast. Local law enforcement officials cite several factors that are contributing to the lower number of fatal overdoses. New...
View ArticleFlu Epidemic
The Centers For Disease Control is calling the influenza an epidemic, with high flu-like activity being reported in 22 states and 15 pediatric deaths in the US thus far. Continue reading…
View ArticleOpioid Legislation Passed
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts doctors and health insurers would be encouraged to take new approaches to treating pain in legislation unanimously approved by the Senate. Continue reading…
View ArticleLocal Heroin Overdoses Explained
Why are there so many heroin overdoses all of a sudden? It's happening here and all across the country. And the short answer is people are reportedly overdosing on dangerous narcotics like fentanyl...
View ArticleSheriffs Back Baker
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson says he's supporting Governor Charlie Baker's proposed legislation that looks to curb opioid abuse in the Bay State. Hodgson joined other Massachusetts Sheriffs...
View ArticleCouncil Seeks Solution
The New Bedford City Council is looking beyond the city limits for solutions to an ever growing opioid abuse epidemic. Continue reading…
View ArticleHBO Doc to Feature Cape Cod
A new documentary shinning a light on the nation's current opioid abuse epidemic is focusing on a quiet Cape Cod town to demonstrate it's not only major cities dealing with this crisis. Continue reading…
View ArticleCouncil Seeks Action
The New Bedford City Council began the new year with a discussion on the SouthCoast's opioid crisis and how surrounding communities need to address it. Continue reading…
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