New Bedford Fire Department and EMS revived a homeless man around 1:45pm on November 10, 2016, afternoon under the 195/Route 18 overpass. After being revived with Narcan, the man became belligerent and can be seen running from the homeless encampment.

A 39-year-old New Bedford man was treated with two doses of Narcan after overdosing on a SRTA bus at Spring and Purchase streets at 9:46 a.m. Tuesday. After receiving a second dose of Narcan and the use of an oxygen mask, the man regained consciousness. He was conscious when he …

A Dartmouth woman was charged with OUI drugs and reckless operation of a motor vehicle Monday after her vehicle was observed driving erratically and randomly stopping in traffic at Pleasant and Kempton streets. Rebecca Arruda, 33, of Dartmouth, was given Narcan and transported to St. Luke’s Hospital for evaluation. An …

A Westport woman was charged with OUI drugs Sunday after evidence of drug use was found in her vehicle near 215 W. Rodney French Blvd. Alison M. Gillespie, 42, of Westport, was found unresponsive while sitting in the driver’s seat with the engine running at about 11:46 a.m. Sunday. Police administered …

A Middleboro man was charged with OUI drugs, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and carrying a cutting instrument after he was found overdosing Sunday afternoon in a car parked near the fire station at 868 Pleasant Street in New Bedford. Joseph S. Delsignore, 25, of Middleboro, was given Narcan …

Fatal overdoses on the Southcoast and across Massachusetts continue to rise, according to health and law enforcement officials. Bristol County is averaging four overdose-related deaths a week in 2016, according to statistics provided by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. As of September 25, 150 overdose-related deaths had been reported, …

33-year old Dawn Barnett of Seekonk has been charged with Operating Under the Influence of Drugs following a call to police of an unresponsive female behind the wheel of her 1997 Toyota Corolla color red. The incident occurred on Saturday, October 1st at 2:50 pm. Officers found the female in …

Local physicians and healthcare professionals team up with police, city officials, and with people and families suffering from substance abuse issues to take action. As deaths from opioid overdoses continue to surge, local physicians have joined forces with others in the community to hold a Town Hall discussion about the …

Yesterday morning at approximately 1 a.m. south end New Bedford police officers and medics were sent to 40 Thompson St. for a man laid out on the ground. The man was shoeless and shirtless and experiencing an overdose. It took 4 doses of Narcan to revive him and he was …