WORCESTER – Worcester may have reduced opioid deaths from its high point last August, when 12 people died of heroin overdoses, but the numbers of non-fatal overdoses are spiking. City Councilor Sarai Rivera wants to know why, and what the city plans to do about it.
Worcester Councilor Sarai Rivera says now is the time to be more aggressive on opioid abuse
Rivera first raised her concerns last week, at a council meeting. Thursday, the Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, which Rivera leads, will meet and opioids are the main topic.
Posted by MassLive Worcester on Thursday, September 24, 2015
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