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Please join us at the Morse Institute Library on Monday, May 14, 2018, from 6:45-845pm for Drugs: True Stories. This interactive workshop for middle schoolers and their parents/guardians will focus on: How to recognize substance use in a young person How to respond to youth substance use Tips for youth on living drug and alcohol-free. Parents/guardians, please note that Drugs: True...

The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids has created a new eBook — Heroin, Fentanyl & Other Opioids: A Comprehensive Resource for Families with a Teen or Young Adult Struggling with Opioid Use. Parents and families need to be prepared with the knowledge and skills to identify opioids, spot early use and take action effectively. If your son or daughter is actively using opioids, you’re...

Natick is one of four communities in Massachusetts that are offering free Narcan kits to residents. This effort was recently highlighted on CBS Boston. The Natick Health Department is taking steps to get the overdose reversal drug Narcan into more hands by offering free kits to residents free of charge. This $40,000 pilot program is making it easier for residents to...

A recent survey by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts finds that the majority of Massachusetts residents know someone with an opioid use disorder and more than one quarter has lost a loved one or acquaintance to an overdose death. In an article published recently in the Boston Globe, Michael Botticelli, executive director of the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston...

Naloxone (Narcan) is an emergency medical treatment used to reverse the effects of a known or suspected opiate overdose. Naloxone is to opioid overdoses as a fire extinguisher is to fires. Both products can be lifesaving and are important to have in the case of an emergency. Naloxone gives the individual another chance at life and recovery. When Naloxone is...

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On Sunday, December 17th at the First Congregational Church, Natick hosted its fourth annual Vigil Remembering Those Who Lost Their Lives to Addiction. The gathering of approximately 75 people shared music, tears, and memories of loved ones who passed away as a result of substance use. The event, sponsored by Natick Interfaith Clergy, Natick Opioid Task Force, Natick Together for...