Baker-Polito Administration Releases Latest Quarterly Data on Opioid Epidemic
August 22, 2017
August 22, 2017
BOSTON, Aug. 22 -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release:
Opioid-related deaths in Massachusetts declined by an estimated 5 percent in the first six months of 2017 compared to the first six months of 2016, according to the second quarterly opioid-related deaths report of 2017 released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). The report also found that the increase in the death rate is slowing year over year. While the pr . . .
Opioid-related deaths in Massachusetts declined by an estimated 5 percent in the first six months of 2017 compared to the first six months of 2016, according to the second quarterly opioid-related deaths report of 2017 released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). The report also found that the increase in the death rate is slowing year over year. While the pr . . .