Attleboro Council on Substance Abuse Prevention

09/22/2020

The Opioid Overdose Crisis in Massachusetts

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
Virtual Event: 6:30 – 7:30 pm via Zoom

Register at https://bit.ly/3cje2aU

Presented by Brittni Reilley, MSW
Harm Reduction Lead Program Coordinator, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Overdose statistics for Massachusetts
• Overdose prevention and response
• Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
• State resources
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01/01/2020

Read top-to-bottom but then read again, bottom-to-top!
You can recover!!! ☀️💓

12/31/2019

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In 2017, opioid overdoses killed more than 47,000 people. It is a scourge that falls heaviest on white Americans, but no community or income group has been spared. Recently, lawsuits against prescription drug makers and distributors, such as Purdue Pharma and Cardinal Health, have produced multi-bil...

12/28/2019

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Prince Harry and Ed Sheeran have teamed up in a video to raise awareness for World Mental Health Day -- with a light-hearted jibe at their own plight as Britain's most famous redheads.

12/25/2019

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Karli has had a pretty tough life for such a young muppet.  When we first met Karli on Sesame Street back in May, we learned that she was in foster care. Today, Sesame Street reveals the reason she’s not living at home: Karli’s mom is struggling with addiction. Sadly, she’s not alone. Appr...

12/22/2019

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Attleboro area police departments will be participating in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day later this month.

12/19/2019

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An alarming number of people nationwide are developing infections of either the heart's inner lining or valves, known as infective endocarditis, in large part, due to the current opioid epidemic. This new trend predominantly affects young, white, poor men who also have higher rates of HIV, hepatitis...

12/16/2019

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Adding recovery coaches to a hospital's emergency department can help people with substance use problems access the resources they need to stay alive.

12/13/2019

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Are we finally done with the myth that va**ng is somehow “healthy?” Hundreds now lie in hospitals suffering irreversible lung damage, and every day or so brings word of another death. We are also sowing the seeds of another generation of young adults addicted to ni****ne. We must take steps now ...

12/09/2019

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ATTLEBORO — State Rep. Jim Hawkins will hold another forum on opioid addiction Sept. 19, this time concentrating on youth issues.

12/07/2019

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The products pulled from Amazon mimicked ma*****na products that are legal in some states. They’re illegal in Minnesota and have been linked to at least one death here.