FALMOUTH – Members of the Falmouth Select Board highlighted prioritizing affordable housing at a recent meeting. Board members were asked to bring … [Read more...]
ROAR Ride for Addiction Recovery is September 11
August 25, 2022
FALMOUTH - The annual Ride for Opioid Addiction Recovery (ROAR) event will begin in Falmouth on Sunday, September 11. The motorcycle ride raises … [Read more...]
Mass. Joins Settlement with Opioid Maker Endo
August 18, 2022
BOSTON - Massachusetts has entered into a tentative settlement with opioid maker Endo International that would result in hundreds of millions of … [Read more...]
Opioid Related Deaths Saw Slight Increase in 2021
June 10, 2022
HYANNIS – State officials with the Department of Public Health recently reported that opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts rose by 8.8 … [Read more...]
Sandwich Community Invited to Substance Use Disorders Forum
May 18, 2022
SANDWICH - A forum to support residents in Sandwich for topics related to substance use disorders will be held at the Sandwich Public Library on … [Read more...]
US Overdose Deaths Hit Record 107,000 Last Year, CDC Says
May 12, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) - More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic U.S. record. That translates to roughly one … [Read more...]
Falmouth Faith Forum Addressing Opioid Use
May 6, 2022
FALMOUTH – A faith community forum will take place in Falmouth to discuss opioid use and provide resources on overdose prevention. The free … [Read more...]
Barnstable County Will Receive Opioid Settlement Funds
April 25, 2022
HYANNIS – Barnstable County will be receiving funds from an opioid settlement to compensate for the impact of the opioid crisis. Assistant County … [Read more...]
Purdue Pharma, US States Agree to New Opioid Settlement
March 4, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and virtually all U.S. states have agreed to a new settlement of opioid lawsuits. The deal reached … [Read more...]
J&J, Distributors Finalize $26B Landmark Opioid Settlement
February 26, 2022
CAMDEN, NJ (AP) - Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors have finalized a nationwide settlement over their role in the opioid … [Read more...]
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