Massachusetts has recorded more than 2,000 opioid-related overdose fatalities each year since 2016
Overlooking a sea of more than 22,000 purple flags planted on Boston Common signifying the toll of the opioid crisis in Massachusetts, Dana DiSenso reflected Thursday on her own journey to recovery as she urged state lawmakers to pass legislation that would enable cities and towns to
People"don't have to die before they can find recovery," DiSenso added, as she stood beside the heartrending display of fluttering purpled flags planted by the Department of Public Health, Boston Medical Center and people affected by the opioid epidemic. There are a total of 22,125 flags, representing lives lost to overdoses from 2012 to 2023, a DPH spokesperson said.
Even without legislative action, Goldstein said DPH is able to boost access to recovery coaches and deploy harm reduction services.officials had distributed more than 196,500 naloxone kits since 2023, in addition to more than 504,000 free fentanyl test strip kits to providers and community organizations.
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