State Representative Paul Brodeur writes about prescription drug abuse in Massachusetts and how the legislature will aim to prevent it.
[The following was submitted by Rep. Paul Brodeur, (D-Melrose).] Drug abuse occurs everywhere- regardless of status, social class, age, or lifestyle. It is time we do all that we can to crackdown on drug abuse throughout the Commonwealth. Over the next few months, my colleagues and I in the Legislature are considering legislation that aims to minimize prescription drug diversion, abuse, and addiction in Massachusetts. In 2008 the Legislature formed a commission to study opioid abuse. What we concluded is astonishing. Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of opioid abuse in the nation. Here in the Commonwealth, there are more opioid related deaths than there are deaths due to car accidents. Nearly 54% of parents say their kids have …
State Rep. Paul Brodeur attended Tuesday night's School Committee meeting to honor Finance Committee member Al Palmerino and the 12 retiring faculty members from the Wakefield Public School system.
The Wakefield School Committee honored the retiring faculty of the Wakefield Public School System at Tuesday’s meeting, which was also attended by state representative Paul Brodeur. Brodeur was present to thank the faculty on behalf of the state for their dedication to the educational system and for contributing the collective educational well being of so many students over the years. “You should all be extraordinarily proud of yourselves on the careers that you’ve had and the impact you’ve had on the community,” Brodeur said. “There’s 344 years, if I did the math right, of service to the Wakefield community between all of you, that’s really a remarkable thing, so on behalf of the state government I just want to thank you for all you’ve …
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