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Daniel Alford, Gregory Dorchak, Kim Greene, Eric Gold and Michael Botticelli took part in a panel titled “The Law v. Opioids: Battling the Epidemic” at the Boston Medical Center Monday. COURTESY OF JAINAI JONES/ BMC

Boston Medical Center’s talk examines law in opioid epidemic

Amelia Murray-Cooper November 15, 2018
In the midst of a national opioid epidemic, Boston Medical Center’s compliance department recently invited members of the Boston University community and public to discuss solutions to the crisis from a legal perspective.
James McKowen, Ph.D., a staff psychologist at the Massachusetts General Addiction Recovery Management Service, gives a talk on the impact of marijuana on the developing brain Tuesday afternoon. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MGH talk confronts teenage marijuana dependency, explores treatments

Amelia Murray-Cooper September 27, 2018
Massachusetts General Hospital joined in to recognize recovery month, and on Monday, hosted a talk about the impact of marijuana on developing brains.
Opioid overdoses in the United States have been shown to shorten lifespans by two and a half months. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Recent study attributes national drop in life expectancy to opioid overdose

Sabrina Schnur September 26, 2017

Opioid overdoses are responsible for an approximate two-and-a-half month decrease in national life expectancy in the last 15 years. The numbers for this change in life expectancy are likely an underestimate,...

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