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Boston dedicates small portion of opioid settlement funds to grieving families

Boston's first distribution of opioid settlement funds will go to families who've lost a member to an overdose. Initial grants for funerals, child care and housing are expected this summer. Boston plans to renew the $250,000 fund annually. ....

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Overdose deaths in Mass. reached an all-time high in 2022

State plans more spending, novel initiatives, and a look at overdose prevention sites in an effort to curb the rise in deaths. ....

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Draconian Laws Deter Pregnant Women from Treating Drug Abuse

In some states, punitive drug laws require physicians to report a pregnant person with a substance use disorder, leading to the removal of their child after birth ....

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The push to reimagine mandated reporting increasingly has a new question: Is less, not more, better?

Mandated reporting in Massachusetts disproportionately targets families of color, who, state data show, are more than twice as likely to have reports of suspected abuse and neglect filed against them than white ones. ....

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US Will Fund Study of Safe Injection Sites Despite Pushback

The announcement comes as deadly overdoses continue to claim lives across the country. There were more than 106,000 overdose deaths in 2021. ....

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