The reported drop-off this year comes after alarming increases in fatal overdoses in recent years around the United States.
Treatment professionals welcome the decision and hope it will mean more money for services.
Trump threatens North Korea with ?trouble,? escalating tensions The president suggested his earlier threat to unleash ??fire and fury?? on North Korea was too mild.
??Nazi salutes are indefensible,?? a CNN spokesperson said in a statement. ??Jeffrey Lord is no longer with the network.??
One of Manafort?s homes was recently raided by FBI agents carrying a warrant that sought tax documents and records related to foreign bank accounts.
Brushing off Putin, Trump says fewer diplomats saves money In remarks to reporters, Trump dismissed Putin?s move, saying it would ??cut down our payroll?? at the State Department?? and ??save a lot of money.??
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Warren?s five-day trip started in Poland, where she met with US and Polish officials and had dinner with a unit of Army reservists from Brockton.
Trump is making lexicography great again Linguists in America and abroad are noticing a new trend ? the president?s words are increasingly changing the English language itself.
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You?re going to need them if you plan to stare up at the celestial event on Aug. 21.
Vt. man whose kin mysteriously died is unhurt in crash Nathan Carman was driving a pickup truck on Interstate 91 in Vernon on Monday when he was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer.
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Tom Brady?s backup showed off his NFL-caliber quarterbacking skills in exhibition opener.
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Roger Goodell is at the Patriots? first preseason game For the first time since January 2015, Roger Goodell has returned to Gillette Stadium.
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Teamster 4 were rude and crude, but is that illegal? Prosecutors painted them as menacing goons who hurled venomous slurs outside the ?Top Chef? film shoot. The defense countered that their conduct was not against federal law.
Waltham apartment complex fire was arson Officials estimate the 10-alarm Waltham fire, which began in the early morning hours of July 23, caused $110 million worth of damage.
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The 12 worst things that people do on airplanes We kindly ask that you quickly stow your overhead luggage, take your seat, and read these tips on how to be a better passenger.
Mother may have been on verge of murder-suicide when State Police found 3-year-old girl The child was the subject of an Amber Alert after her mother, Lee-Ann Rickheit, allegedly kidnapped her in Worcester Wednesday night.
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For the past couple of months, I?ve found myself sidling up to the iconic six-oh and kicking its tires.
While slamming a reporter on Twitter, Anthony Scaramucci made a reference to the 1990s scandal ? eliciting a response from Lewinsky herself.
Violent pier attack ?not a reflection of what Quincy is about,? mayor says Video recently surfaced online of several teenagers pummeling another group of kids on a pier at Squantum Point Park.
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Public works projects can get done without drama and paralysis. Who knew? The non-apocalypse on the Mass. Pike can teach us a lot.
Caring for daughter with disabilities a difficult, solitary vigil Low state pay rates for nurses who could help have left Noelia Ferreira alone as caregiver ? exhausted, fearful, and desperate.
What realtors and sellers are required to disclose to buyers ? and what they aren?t There are only two things state law requires a seller to tell you.
Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.
Struggling with addiction in an opioid ?treatment desert? Experts recommend medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction, but much of the country is a ?treatment desert.?
Olesen and Kisner birdied the 18th to shoot matching first-round 67s on what turned out to be a challenging Quail Hollow layout.
Mrs. Aronson was an artist whose talents were widely sought and whose portrait series is part of the collection at New England Law-Boston.
Carol Stocker talks about mushrooms on the lawn and birds in the berry bushes.
Niki Tsongas, 71, who had shown all signs of running in 2018, said it was a time for her to retire from public life and enjoy her children and grandchildren.
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An analyst, a dealership general manager, and a safety official weigh in.
The world?s first atomic bomb, used on Aug. 6, 1945, killed 140,000 people in Hiroshima. The bombing of Nagasaki three days later killed 70,000 more.
A new custom Internet domain for Bostonians goes live Thursday, with registration opening first for nonprofit and civic groups.
A four-week run of ?SNL: Weekend Update Summer Edition? premieres Thursday.
The choir recorded vocals at Q Division Studios in Somerville, with Dennis Montgomery III playing piano and organ, as well as directing.
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Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight? ?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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Noelia Ferreira is alone as her daughter?s caregiver ? and exhausted, fearful, and desperate.
