opioid epidemic

Groups across Berkshire County are preparing to hold memorial events to acknowledge lost community members for Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday.

As New York's legislative session heads toward an end, lawmakers are scrambling to get their priorities passed.

Advocates are making their voices heard about the potential harms of the new drug dealer registry in Rensselaer County. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons reports.

To deal with crimes rooted in the opioid epidemic, Rensselaer County officials have created a "Drug Dealer Registry."

A peer-led recovery support center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is starting 2024 in brand new headquarters downtown.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott’s weekly briefing Tuesday focused on what he would like the legislature’s budget focus to be and the state’s rise in opioid deaths.

An interview with Stephen Murray.

This week, Berkshire County advocates joined a virtual statehouse hearing on three bills that would establish safe injection sites for drug use in Massachusetts.

The Ulster County executive has declared a public health emergency due to recent spikes in fentanyl-related deaths. The declaration came the day before…

Stephen Murray has worked as a first responder in Berkshire County for the past seven years. Today, he’s a paramedic supervisor at Northern Berkshire EMS,…