Opioids

The AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod said the fear of fentanyl exposure risks can sometimes prevent people from responding to an overdose.

Learn to Cope is one of the nonprofits providing opioid rescue kits to Falmouth's Town buildings. They held an official launch for their Family Resource Center this week.

Duffy Health Center's new REACH van will make weekly stops in Dennis, Falmouth, Hyannis, Mashpee, and Yarmouth.

The treatment reverses opioid overdoses and is now included in the first-aid kits of lifeguards and parking attendants.

The opioid is being detected in drugs like cocaine and crystal meth.

Yarmouth CTC's mobile unit makes five trips a week to Wellfleet, increasing access to patients on the Outer Cape.

Cape Cod could see around $15 million from national opioid settlements, but local officials are saying one town might not be getting its fair share.

County officials call for the funding to go toward regional projects that will have a bigger impact on the substance use crisis.

Opioid overdose deaths in Barnstable County have risen slightly each year since 2017, a trend similar to what’s happening statewide, where recent increases have nearly returned the number to the 2016 high of 2,110.

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