The Boston City Council struck down a resolution opposing safe injection sites, with proponents rejecting notions that legalizing such centers would incentivize addicts to shoot up and saying that ...

Expanding into sanctioned injection sites will only deepen the cycle of addiction and destabilize our communities.

The opioid crisis has grown too big for anyone to ignore, on the left or the right, as the devastation unfolds on the nation’s streets every day: Drug users are overdosing in public bathrooms, on the ...

Advocates say these types of facilities could prevent drug overdoses and connect people to health care services.

Controversial bills to legalize overdose prevention centers  were back in the spotlight Monday, as a committee leader touted recent gains in reducing the state’s volume of fatal ...

The volunteers, who trek across the city once a week, say they're seeing success in Burlington's battle with littered ...

When we think about threats to our health, we usually think of heart disease, cancer, or diabetes. Rarely does the average person think of hepatitis. And yet, viral hepatitis, especially hepatitis B ...

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