A report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health endorses overdose prevention centers where staff are on hand, if needed, to revive clients who use drugs. The report was released in conjunction with the latest statewide overdose death numbers. They showed virtually no change in the record-setting high count of fatal overdoses Massachusetts posted six months ago.
Mass. and Cass, the colloquial name for the area at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, is notorious for its long history of homeless encampments and open-air drug use. On November 1, the intersection was completely cleared out after an ordinance filed by Mayor Michelle Wu passed Oct. 25. The ordinance, filed.
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