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By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With the support of a five-year, $7 million grant, three of Baystate Health’s hospitals are launching a substance use disorder treatment program, which will be based at Baystate Franklin Medical Center.The $7 million grant, awarded by the...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The Board of Health has approved a recommendation on Dec. 17 that funds coming to the town from the nationwide opioid settlement be directed to the North Quabbin Recovery Center.These funds could be used for a variety of services designed to...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Advocates from the National Coalition to Liberate Methadone discussed the stigma associated with methadone treatment and recommended ways to expand it during a virtual event hosted by the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

ATHOL—Eight years ago, Mariah O’Leary lost her fiancé to addiction. This past February, she lost her best friend as well.O’Leary – who identifies as someone in recovery – sent in photos of her late fiancé and friend, as well as photos of her and her...

By ALISON KUZNITZ and SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON – Aiming to save more Bay Staters from fatal opioid-related overdoses, the Senate passed an addiction and substance use disorder bill Tuesday featuring a controversial policy allowing cities and towns to open safe injection sites.Senate...

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...