Governor’s substance use reforms include protections for pregnant women
Protections for pregnant and addicted women, championed by a Pioneer Valley politician, were included in a sweeping law ...
Westfield state Sen. John Velis is instrumental in adoption of new law to treat substance-abuse disorder
A bill to make substance-abuse disorder treatment and recovery support more affordable, and championed by state Sen. John Velis, was signed by Gov. Maura Healey on Christmas Eve.
Governor Healey signs substance use disorder bill
Governor Healey signed a substance use disorder bill on Monday aimed at reducing drug-related deaths in Massachusetts and ...
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Gov. Maura Healey signs substance use disorder bill that reframes addiction 'as a public health issue, not as a moral failing'
Gov. Maura Healey signed the addiction and substance use disorder bill this week after House and Senate conferees managed to ...
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Lawmakers drop safe injection sites from compromise substance abuse bill
Lawmakers dropped the controversial idea to pursue so-called safe injection sites in a compromise addiction and substance use ...
Substance prevention organization reaching kids through comic books
An agency in East Alabama is trying to reach the youth through comic books. Maiya Selase with the Agency for Substance Abuse ...
LaRose family safe after 'powdery substance,' written threat delivered to their home
Law enforcement agencies were summoned to LaRose's home after a powdery substance with a written threat was delivered to the ...
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Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk confirms banned substance found in doping test
Mykhailo Mudryk, one of the most expensive players in soccer history, says he is in “complete shock” after the results of a ...