![]() Since lawmakers first introduced a bill in 2017 to provide sanctioned spaces for those with substance use disorder to use drugs under a doctor’s supervision, over 10,700 Massachusetts residents have died from opioid-related overdose. The fatality rate of 33.5 per 100,000 people reflects a 2.5 percent increase over 2021 and a 9.1 percent increase from 2016, the pre-pandemic peak. ![]() Massachusetts experienced 2,357 confirmed and estimated fatal opioid-related overdoses in 2022, a new record high, according to data the Department of Public Health published Thursday. BOSTON (SHNS) – Facing down new data showing the worst year on record for opioid-related deaths in Massachusetts, advocates gathered at the state capitol on Thursday and said that they have had enough of Beacon Hill’s inaction on supervised drug use sites.
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