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Council orders hearing on rising opioid overdose deaths among older Black residents
Summary
Councilors filed a hearing order asking for a focused investigation into the sharp increase in opioid-related overdose deaths among older Black men; the matter was referred to the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness and Recovery.
The Boston City Council on April 9 filed a hearing order to investigate increasing opioid-related overdose deaths among older Black residents, citing state and local public-health data showing sharp increases in mortality.
Councilor Brian Worrell and Councilor Ed Flynn co-filed the order and added co-sponsors, and councilors across the chamber described alarming statistics from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Boston Public Health Commission.…
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