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Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. announced Thursday, Oct. 4 that his office has received two federal grants totaling $860,000 to investigate opioid overdose deaths as homicides and [...]

Having more people — everyday citizens and employees of local gathering spots — equipped with Narcan could reduce fatalities, she said. “People with a substance abuse issue look [...]

The $360,000 balance in the Worcester DA’s grant will create a similar effort; it will pay for a new study through Fitchburg State University to track overdose deaths, nonfatal overdoses, [...]

Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. announced Thursday that his office has been awarded $860,000 in federal grants that will help divert substance abusers into treatment programs [...]