The state s steps to combat the overdose epidemic include funding for 38 syringe service programs, 33 overdose education and naloxone-distribution sites and plans to create a temporary housing "cottage community" on the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital campus.
The state's steps to combat the overdose epidemic include funding for 38 syringe service programs, 33 overdose education and naloxone-distribution sites and plans to create a temporary housing "cottage community" on the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital campus for people living in encampments at Boston's "Mass. and Cass" intersection, a top addiction services official told the Public Health Council.
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Preliminary Department of Public Health data show 1,038 people died of opioid overdoses in the first six months of this year, an estimated 5% decrease from the.