“A 45-year-old New Bedford man was convicted by a jury of his peers and sentenced to state prison last Friday in Fall River Superior Court of trafficking fentanyl and distributing crack-cocaine, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Carlos Lacen-Santiago was sentenced by Judge Renee Dupuis to serve …

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Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts decreased in the first nine months of 2022 compared to the same time last year, according to preliminary data released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). In the first nine months of this year, there were 1,696 confirmed and estimated opioid-related overdose …

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“‘Operation Shore Thing,’ a multi-jurisdictional year-long extensive investigation into a narcotics trafficking ring operating in and around Taunton and Fall River, has resulted in the seizure of approximately $350,000 worth of fentanyl and oxycodone, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III and State Police Superintendent, Col. Christopher Mason announced. …

“Boston Police Department Community Alert: The Boston Police Department is warning patrons of local area bars and clubs of the dangerousness of scentless, colorless and tasteless drugs such as Rohypnol, also known as roofie, being placed in the drinks of unsuspecting victims. Other drugs commonly used in a similar fashion …

Massachusetts will recognize August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day – a day held to remember the lives lost to overdoses, to dispel stigma surrounding addictions and to offer hope and recognize individuals’ recovery from substance use disorder. In observance of the day, and in memory of individuals lost due to …

UPDATE: Geraldo Rivera, the alleged leader of a drug trafficking ring which was operating in the Greater New Bedford Area until many of its members were arrested last Friday, has been found dangerous by a New Bedford District Court judge and ordered held without bail. A photo of some of …

Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts increased by 5 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, with rates among Black non-Hispanic males making up the largest increase, according to preliminary data released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). There were 2,104 confirmed and estimated opioid-related overdose deaths in 2020, …

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced $2.3 million in grants awarded to provide recovery-based services for Black and Latino men who are at risk of fatal overdoses upon release from incarceration. The pilot program will serve Black and …