The current opioid epidemic affecting our Commonwealth’s communities has taken a record number of lives in each of the last four years. Opioid Use Disorder is a complex chronic disease, and this opioid epidemic is a complex and persistent problem that will not be solved through a single solution. Analytic work is ongoing, and much is yet to be learned from this effort, however, the findings of this initial report can immediately inform our collective work with new insight into overdose-related deaths and the relative risks faced by different populations.
In August 2015 as part of a multi‐faceted effort to address this unprecedented public health crisis, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2015 was passed by the Massachusetts Legislature and signed into law. This new law permits the linkage and analysis of existing data across state government in order to better guide policy development and programmatic decision‐ making to successfully tackle the current opioid epidemic. Read More >>
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