opioid epidemic

Vermont Governor Phil Scott’s weekly briefing Tuesday focused on what he would like the legislature’s budget focus to be and the state’s rise in opioid deaths.

An interview with Stephen Murray.

This week, Berkshire County advocates joined a virtual statehouse hearing on three bills that would establish safe injection sites for drug use in Massachusetts.

The Ulster County executive has declared a public health emergency due to recent spikes in fentanyl-related deaths. The declaration came the day before…

Stephen Murray has worked as a first responder in Berkshire County for the past seven years. Today, he’s a paramedic supervisor at Northern Berkshire EMS,…

Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro delivered his state-of-the-county address Thursday. He proposed a number of initiatives across several…

Opioid overdose deaths are down in a county that had the second highest per-capita rate of opioid fatalities of any county in New York in 2018.Democratic…

A state assemblyman and the Orange County district attorney are holding a roundtable Tuesday evening about the opioid epidemic.Republican Assemblyman…

Among the issues they disagree about, the candidates for Ulster County district attorney have different visions for carrying out criminal justice…

There is a New York state roundtable discussion and public hearing Thursday on tackling the opioid epidemic. And it’s being held in Putnam County.Lower…