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As much of the nation battles the opioid epidemic the Greater New Bedford Opioid Task Force is organizing a speaking program and call to action which begins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday at the steps of City Hall.

Co-Ed softball tournament to carry on the memory of Nick Urbanek and support drug addiction recovery programs.

State Representative Antonio Cabral is hosting a public forum Thursday night at the Whaling Museum to help citizens learn how to combat opioid addiction. Rep. Cabral will be joined by members of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and a panel of experts, including New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro and representatives from organizations such as Seven Hills Behavioral Health and Pos

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In a wide-ranging interview with WBSM's Brian Thomas, New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro touched on a lot of subjects that plague the police force, including panhandlers, shootings and drug overdoses. Chief Cordeiro says the problem with the latter isn't with increased heroin use, but rather that the heroin is being mixed with Fentanyl, creating a more powerful and more addictive high... Rea

NEW BEDFORD - Staggering totals as New Bedford Police release the number of opioid overdose calls they responded to in 2016. Last year, police reported a total of 679 overdoses, with 42 deaths resulting. That's nearly twice the amount of overdoses in 2015, when police responded to 389 overdoses with 25 deaths...

A group of New Bedford area health professionals will be taking part in a town hall forum Wednesday night that will focus on the region's ongoing opioid crisis.

Two New Bedford City Councilors filed a motion to discuss the medical marijuana dispensary industry and its possible role in the city during Thursday's meeting, suggesting it can boost the local economy while also driving down opioid addiction.

Imagine an athletic journey filled with promise and Olympic glory turn into homeless shelters, overdoses and being declared dead! A young man's dream for Olympic greatness was shattered by addiction for Joe Putignano, who is telling his must read story in the best selling book, Acrobaddict.

Could smartphones cause you physical and even psychological problems?  Read through some of these side effects and see how many you have.