Jamaica Plain residents are demanding a fenced-in dog park after three pooches were poisoned by “drug-contaminated human waste” while out for a walk. As for overdose deaths, the statistics remain grim with fatalities climbing 2.5% year-over-year in Massachusetts. Boston leads all cities and towns with the number of deaths per year.
The Biden administration has embraced harm reduction strategies to prevent more people from fatally overdosing. But in order to avoid further catastrophic losses, public health experts say more bold strategies must be pursued.