Opioid Overdose Deaths Fell About 8 Percent In 2017 In Mass.

Preliminary data from a new report by the Massachusetts Department of Health shows deaths from opioid overdoses fell slightly in the state from 2016 to 2017. In total, DPH estimated there were 178 fewer opioid overdose deaths in 2017 from 2016, an 8.3 percent decrease. "While there is still a lot of ...