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Participants in the Opioid Epidemic Challenge Summit hosted by Massachusetts General Hospital and GE discuss ideas for tackling the issue of opioid addiction Friday. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Opioid Challenge Summit and Hack-a-thon creates new solutions to opioid epidemic

Allegra Peelor September 15, 2016

On any given day in the United States, 78 people die from an opioid-related overdose, according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This number is only rising, according to...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks at the start of "Fighting Addiction in The Hub," an inaugural program to combat opioid addiction, in Dorchester on Friday morning. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh calls on collective effort to fight addiction in the Hub

Kennedy Davis November 16, 2015

Calling on members of the community to collaborate on how to address drug addiction, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh hosted the inaugural Fighting Addiction in the Hub program Friday morning at the Local 103...

Hillary Clinton joins addiction conversation at Boston campaign stop

Hillary Clinton joins addiction conversation at Boston campaign stop

Julia Metjian October 2, 2015

[mediagrid cat="22446"] Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Boston Thursday along the campaign trail to join a conversation with state leaders about substance abuse. Boston...

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