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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
The federal government is marching to the beat of Behavioral Health Network’s drum in its new methadone treatment regulations, effective Tuesday, April 2.BHN, a mental health service provider in western Massachusetts with methadone clinics in...
By CHRIS LARABEE
As money from the nationwide opioid settlement continues to be disbursed to Franklin County towns, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG), in partnership with local boards of health, is inviting residents to share their input on how this...
By MARY BYRNE
With funding from a $100,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant, a new after-school program will be available for North Quabbin youths who have been impacted by parents or guardians with a substance use disorder.Beginning at the start of the school year...
By JAMES PENTLAND
While numbers for Massachusetts as a whole show 2022 was the worst year on record for opioid-related deaths, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties saw significant declines in fatalities last year. Officials with the Opioid Task Force of Franklin...
By EMILEE KLEIN
GREENFIELD — The most effective treatment for substance use disorder doesn’t come from friends and family alone. Rather, it starts in the workplace. With various barriers to workforce reentry for those in recovery blocking this powerful resource, the...
By DOMENIC POLI
The Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region hosted a virtual training on Wednesday led by the overdose survivor and researcher who made headlines recently after the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles reversed its...
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