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Together, we can tackle the serious problem of heroin and prescription drug addiction in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region of Massachusetts.

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In the News

Opioid Task Force Members In the News
March 2017 – March 2019

  • "Working Across Generations" - Inside Higher Ed
  • "Colrain joins county public health service co-op" - The Recorder
  • "Love at First Lick" - The Recorder
  • "$1.5 million grant to develop opioid treatment program for jail detainees" - News-Medical.Net
  • "Franklin County sheriff finds space to provide women with addiction treatment equal to men"- The Berkshire Eagle
  • "Opioid overdose deaths still on rise locally"- The Gazette
  • "State commission recommends safe injection sites in Massachusetts" - WWLP 22 News
  • "Health leaders signal cautious optimism about Baystate’s plan" - The Recorder
  • "UMass researcher working with Franklin, Hampshire jails in $1.5 million study of opioid treatment for inmates" - MassLive
  • "Mass. Panel Recommends One Or More Supervised Consumption Sites To Reduce Opioid OD Deaths" - WBUR
  • "State: Opioid deaths decline slightly for 2nd straight year" - The Recorder
  • "Task force hunts for sober housing" - The Recorder
  • "Baystate Franklin gets $1M for moms in addiction" - The Recorder
  • "For first time in Mass., male inmate will get methadone" - The Boston Globe
  • "Police learn from each other about ways to fight addiction" - The Recorder
  • "Radio Boston Special Hour: Opioid Epidemic" - WBUR
  • "Can Baystate Franklin reach into community to improve health?" - The Recorder
  • "Task force looks at new ways to combat addiction" - The Recorder
  • "Opioid Task Force addresses medically assisted treatment" - The Recorder
  • "Pols take their cue from students" - The Recorder
  • "4 progressive women from Western Massachusetts hope to make a difference on Beacon Hill" - MassLive
  • "Sober Housing Summit held in Greenfield to discuss building more sober housing" - WWLP 22 News
  • "More sober housing said needed in county" - The Recorder
  • "State employees recognized in with awards ceremony" - WWLP 22 News
  • "District says ‘farewell’ to Kulik" - The Recorder
  • "Retiring Rep. Steve Kulik bids farewell to Beacon Hill colleagues" - MassLive
  • "BFMC receives ‘A’ for patient safety" - The Recorder
  • "Area tour with senator-elect touches on homelessness, food insecurity, education and more" - The Recorder
  • "Franklin County Sheriff Explains Support For Medically Assisted Treatments In Jail" - WAMC
  • "Hundreds gather to remember bright spirit who lost her life to addiction"- The Gazette
  • "Opioid task force’s honor well-earned; more work ahead" - The Recorder
  • "Tackling homelessness ‘one bite at a time’" - The Recorder
  • "Opioid Task Force co-chairs win 2018 Manuel Carballo Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Service" - Athol Daily News
  • "Public Safety Through Treatment" - Social Work Voice
  • "Regional, state, and local officials meeting on homelessness" - The Recorder
  • "A call for action and leadership from each of us (Guest viewpoint)" - MassLive
  • "Panel: Buprenorphine 'Can Give Patients Their Lives Back'"  - American Academy of Family Physicians
  • "Youth conference trains students to become active bystanders" - WWLP 22 News
  • "The Consortium Welcomes New Executive Director, Kristel Applebee" - Western Massachusetts Training Consortium
  • "Berkshire Groups Ask Senate President For Flexible Funding To Combat Opioids" - iBerkshires
  • "$1M to fight youth opioid addiction" - The Recorder
  • "Fewer teens are using drugs in Franklin County" - WWLP 22 News
  • "Risky behaviors among local teens decline" - The Recorder
  • "Pot, e-cigarettes harmful to teen brains, despite growing use, doctor tells crowd at St. John’s High School" - Worcester Telegram
  • "Chamber members give United Way a boost" - The Recorder
  • "Pioneering forward with our community engaged in our success" - The Recorder
  • "County jail Suboxone program gets $1.5M" - The Recorder
  • "Michael S. Hutton-Woodland: Early intervention is key"- The Gazette
  • "Probate, family court offers services to families struggling with addiction" - The Recorder
  • "Collaboration In Health/Wellness: The Consortium And The Opioid Task Force" - BusinessWest
  • "Greenfield Community College welcomes new president" - WWLP 22 News
  • "One Remarkable Doctor Who's Fighting Opioid Addiction in Smalltown Massachusetts" - Public Radio Tulsa
  • "Sheriff’s office donates $20,000 to Warm the Children" - The Recorder
  • "Franklin County residents training to become recovery coaches" - WWLP 22 News
  • "Editorial: Massachusetts a leader in innovative treatment programs for opioids" - The Recorder
  • "Legislature OKs bill promoting drug-assisted treatment for addicted jail inmates"- The Gazette
  • "Jails lower resistance to addiction meds" - The Associated Press
  • "Pilot Program Would Let Jail Inmates Receive Medications For Opioid Addiction" - WAMC Northeast Public Radio
  • "Bill Would Require Medications To Treat Opioid Addictions In Jails"- WAMC Northeast Public Radio
  • "Focusing on gaps in services for people with opioid addiction" - The Gazette
  • "Editorial: Reinventing Justice in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region our way" - The Recorder
  • "Jail program teaches incarcerated dads to become the fathers they want to be" - The Gazette
  • "Advocates push safe injection sites to address opioid epidemic in Massachusetts" - MassLive
  • "Franklin County Opioid Task Force hosts Building a Resilient Community event" - WWLP 22 News
  • "Speaker: A resilient community must be trauma-informed" - The Recorder
  • "Recovery resource fair at Greenfield Community College encourages outreach" - The Recorder
  • "Lucinda Brown to retire, leaving legacy of restorative justice" - The Recorder
  • "Hampden Sheriff Nick Cocchi commits 86 beds for regional opioid treatment but says more likely needed" - MassLive
  • "Massachusetts receives nearly $12 million in federal funding to fight opioid epidemic" - WWLP 22 News
  • "Editorial: GCC makes successful transition" - The Gazette
  • "Opioid deaths decline in county, state but concerns remain" - The Recorder
  • "PHOTOS: GCC outdoor lab dedicated to departing President Pura" - The Recorder
  • "Community turns out for first Bowling for Recovery event in Shelburne Falls" - The Recorder
  • "Community overdose prevention training held at Shelburne-Buckland Community Center" - WWLP 22 News
  • "My Turn — Andrew Baker: Honor our machine shop ‘graduates’ — Bob Pura and Rep. Kulik" - The Recorder
  • "Drug Take Back Day Yields 1,232 Pounds of Unwanted Medications"  - Northwestern District Attorney's Office
  • "My Turn-Donelan: Sheriff offers his thanks" - The Recorder
  • "Advocate for those in recovery makes call to #413EndTheStigma" - The Recorder
  • "Magazine focuses on Greenfield as opioid treatment success story" - The Recorder
  • "Can this Small Town Lead America in Fighting the Opioid Crisis?" - Ozy
  • "Franklin County communities to take part in national drug take back" - The Recorder
    "Northwester DA David Sullivan issues 2017 annual report outlining prosecutions, community service" - MassLive
  • "Baystate Franklin Medical Center interim president and chief nursing officer accept permanent positions" - The Recorder
  • "Experts answer questions on teen vaping" - The Recorder
  • "Editorial: Wellness Center aims to better health of residents, Greenfield" - The Recorder
  • "GCC’s Pura, Hwang win award for ‘Changing Lives Through Literature’" - The Recorder
  • "Greenfield’s Center for Wellness opens" - The Recorder
  • "My Turn: Rolling out welcome mat for Greenfield Center for Wellness" - The Recorder
  • "Can opioid addiction be stopped before it starts?" - The Recorder
  • "Public health advocates bemoan transportation budget cuts" - The Recorder
  • "GCC’s Bob Pura Made the Community-college Mission a Career" - BusinessWest.com
  • "MassHealth changes causing stress, confusion" - The Recorder
  • "Opioid Task Force distributing Easter hams to Franklin County organizations" - WWLP 22 News
  • "Longtime leader at LifePath Roseann Martoccia leaving for Holyoke job" - The Recorder
  • "Nursing program at GCC ranked third in state" - The Recorder
  • "Robert L. Pura to receive honorary degree at Smith College Commencement" - Smith College
  • "Editorial: Thankful for Sandy Sayers’ impact on United Way" - The Recorder
  • "New data revealed a significant decline in opioid deaths in Franklin County" - 22 News 
  • "Editorial: Jail gives women inmates access to opioid treatment" - The Gazette
  • "State grant to build up ‘Second Chance’ job-training in Greenfield" - The Recorder
  • "‘Loving Your Recovery’ event in Athol Saturday" - The Recorder
  • "Franklin County House of Correction welcoming women to benefit from treatment program" - The Recorder
  • "Haigh to lead police chiefs association" - The Recorder
  • "Drug Users Are Forming Unions To Protect Their Rights And Safety" - HuffingtonPost 
  • "Greenfield suing opioid makers, distributors"
  • "Greenfield sues big pharma over opioids" - The Recorder
  • "$100,000 grant to go towards Franklin County jail’s opioid treatment program" - 22 News 
  • "Robert Pura: 'One Man Making a Difference" - The Recorder
  • "Baystate Franklin President announces resignation after 18 months on the job" - The Recorder
  • "DA moves to dismiss 1,497 drug cases" - The Gazette
  • "What works to reduce overdose deaths? Experts speak at Baystate Medical Center" - MassLive
  • "Smith voc welcomes GCC to campus" - The Recorder
  • "New snag for needle exchange?" - The Recorder
  • "Needle exchange finds a home in Greenfield" - The Recorder
  • "Rural Franklin County Is Making Strides Toward Becoming a Destination" - BusinessWest
  • "Pura lauded at his last GCC Foundation meeting" - The Recorder
  • "State crime bills would expand inmates' access to addiction treatment"
    - The Boston Globe
  • "RECOVER Project holds 2nd annual turkey giveaway" - The Recorder
  • "More sharps boxes planned" - The Recorder 
  • "Locals unhappy with Trump's opioid declaration" - The Recorder 
  • "Community learns methods for maintaining sobriety during the holidays" - The Recorder 
  • "State, local representatives chat about politics at youth forum" - The Recorder
  • "Neal: Community action best response to opioid addiction" - The Recorder
  • "Donelan elected VP of MA Sheriff's Association" - Athol Daily News
  • "Young Victims of Opioid Crisis Pay High Price" - The Boston Globe 
  • "Editorial: Retiring GCC President Bob Pura a True Visionary" - The Gazette
  • "Sheriffs collect at Big Y for hurricane relief" - The Recorder 
  • "A key cog: Franklin Regional Council of Governments Turns 20" - The Recorder 
  • "Doctor: We need to understand how addiction affects the brain" - The Recorder 
  • "Additional restrictions on needle exchange will do more harm than good" - The Recorder 
  • "Bidding adieu to GCC’s Bob Pura — a true visionary" - The Recorder 
  • "United Way announces co-chairs of annual fundraiser heading into 80th year" - The Recorder 
  • "State report on opioid epidemic reflects need for more resources, prevention" - The Recorder
  • "Campuses takle the opioid epidemic" - American Association of Community Colleges
  • "Task Force applauds Trump's opioid declaration" - The Recorder 
  • "Franklin County House of Correction to receive $100K to treat opioid crisis"  - The Recorder 
  • "GCC joins regional training consortium"  - The Recorder 
  • "New Behavioral Health Network VP brings decades of experience"- The Recorder 
  • "Locals cool on federal opioid report"  - The Recorder 
  • "DA to move to Bank Row by Jan. 1" - The Recorder 
  • "Franklin and Hampshire counties get money to fight opioid abuse"  - The Recorder
  • "NQCC starting weekly parenting texts"  - The Recorder
  • "State Senate budget funds opioid task force, education" - The Recorder
  • "Opioid-related deaths decrease in Franklin County while increase statewide" - The Recorder
  • "Rep. Paul Mark honored for child advocacy" - The Recorder
  • "New blood: Baystate Health, UMass Medical School to welcome 25 students" - The Recorder
  • "Young, Bialecki unseat incumbents" - The Recorder
  • "Editorial: Merging emergency dispatches worth review" - The Recorder 
  • Mediation agency celebrating its 30th anniversary" - The Recorder 
  • “Volunteers to be honored at Montague Catholic Social Ministries 'Heart 2 Heart' event" - MassLive
  • "Western Mass. residents named to regional commissions on women's issues" – MassLive
  • "McGovern, mayor talk Franklin Recovery Center success, expanding programs" - The Recorder 
  • "$66M Franklin County courthouse officially opens in downtown Greenfield" – MassLive
  • "COG working toward a healthier Franklin County" - The Recorder
  • "Local leaders cautiously optimistic about Trump’s order to form opioid crisis committee" - The Recorder
  • "Working towards a drug-free culture" - Greenfield Recorder
  • "Bialecki throwing hat in ring" - Greenfield Recorder
  • First pancake breakfast a hit for Recover Project - The Recorder
  • Opioid Overdose Death Cases Soared - The Science Times
  • Chief Medical Officer at Baystate Franklin: Should we prescribe opioids to addicts? - The Recorder 

Community Forum News Articles 

  • "When jail is the safest place: A parent's story" -The Recorder 
  • "Athol police chief shares story of opioid addiction in his family" - The Recorder 
  • "Speaker tells Shelburne Falls how he took on addiction through theater" - The Recorder 
  • "Deerfield official Trevor McDaniel shares brush with opioid meds" - the Recorder

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