Below are the latest news articles mentioning heroin, Narcan, opioid or overdose from all the local Cape Cod news sources. Most of these stories should be related to recent heroin related arrests, heroin overdoses, opioid addiction and the use of Narcan on Cape Cod.
Spiraling Narcan costs in an Ohio town prompt three-strikes proposal that would let first responders ignore repeated opioid overdose calls.
Top Republicans have agreed to add $45 billion for battling opioids abuse to their struggling health care bill, but the measure’s fate remained uncertain Thursday as leaders confront an expanding chorus of GOP detractors.
BOURNE – As synthetic opioids continue to increase in potency the risk for users and first responders continue to grow – including K9 officers. Barnstable County Sheriff James Cummings says officers handling drug sniffing K9s are carrying Narcan, a drug, generically known as naloxone, to reverse…
BOURNE – The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department is getting $178,000 from the Baker Administration to sustain and combat heroin and opioid crime reduction efforts. The money comes from a second round of competitive federal grants to help strengthen and enhance efforts to fight…
BARNSTABLE — A Hyannis woman admitted sufficient facts Friday in Barnstable District Court to a charge of distribution of a class A drug. Erin Frazier, 39, was one of seven people arrested in July after a monthlong drug investigation, according to Barnstable police. She was arraigned…
BOSTON – Several Cape Cod residents have been selected among this year’s Unsung Heroine recipients on behalf of The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. Lynda Allen of Barnstable was recognized for her efforts serving the cape’s vulnerable young children and their families as the…
HYANNIS — After a two-month investigation, Barnstable police arrested a Hyannis man Thursday on a charge of trafficking the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to a statement from the Barnstable Police Department.Officers conducted undercover buys from Christopher Prusinski, 32, at his…
BOSTON — Six Cape Cod women were honored Wednesday by the state as 2017 “Unsung Heroines,” according to the Commission on the Status of Women.Lynda Allen, executive director of Crystal Garden Children’s Learning Center in Hyannis, who was nominated by state Sen. Julian Cyr,…
BOSTON – Dennis Police Officer Elizabeth (Liz) Tucker was recognized Wednesday as an Unsung Heroine Award recipient by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women in a ceremony held in the Hall of Flags at the State House. Nominated for the award by Rep. Timothy Whelan…
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