Boston Public Health Advisory on Increase in Heroin Drug Overdoses

NEW Health Advisory: Heroin Contaminated with Fentanyl

by Mary Wright RN, MEd, North End Waterfront Health On October 26, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) issued an advisory to the treatment community about ongoing increases in fentanyl-related unintentional overdose across the U.S. Fentanyl is a form of opioid, and when used in combination Read More…

North End Against Drugs Family Dinner / Family Talk Celebrates John Romano’s Service and Features Children of Alcoholism Speaker

In his last official event as the group’s President, John Romano, hosted the North End Against Drugs Family Dinner / Family Talk on Monday night, January 7, 2013 at the Nazzaro Community Center. City Councilor Sal LaMattina presented a citation on behalf of the Boston City Council to recognize Romano’s 23 years of service with Read More…

Addiction Treatment and Prevention, the Topic at NEAD Family Dinner

The Nazzaro Center was packed with kids and parents for a family dinner and talk hosted by North End Against Drugs (NEAD). In addition to the large spread of food, kids listened to guest speaker Maryanne Frangules, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) talk about her role in education, prevention, and treatments associated with Read More…