Addiction

District Attorney Robert Galibois and Cape Cod Healthcare are collaborating on a program to improve response and follow-up, which will rely on more intensive use of a database. The effort has already been successfully modeled in Plymouth County.

Gosnold Behavioral Health's inpatient services are leaving Falmouth and crossing the bridge to Wareham.

Gosnold Behavioral Health, the longstanding Falmouth-based nonprofit treating substance use disorder and other mental health issues, is looking to move off its inpatient facility and administration offices from Cape Cod to Wareham. Some Wareham residents have expressed concern about the proposed location.

Xylazine isn’t safe for human use, and people can develop severe wounds if they inject it.

About two hundred people gathered in Fall River Tuesday evening for a candlelight vigil to mark International Overdose Awareness Day. The event included musical performances and a release of about a dozen white doves to commemorate those who died by overdose in the past year.

Government officials have warned people to avoid e-cigarettes after several people have died and hundreds of otherwise healthy people have ended up in…

Government statistics suggest that one in 10 Americans is struggling with addiction. The CDC estimates that excessive alcohol use cost almost $250 billion…

A red plastic box has gathered dust behind some camping gear in my basement for the past ten years. I haven't opened it—I don't think I've even touched…