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City team heads to Nashville for second Mayors Institute on Opioids conference

Saturday, December 8, 2018 Carol Robidoux 0

This is the second gathering of city officials from around the country selected to participate in a year-long program that brings city leaders together for solutions-oriented discussions and peer-to-peer learning.

Record use of Manchester Safe Station during September 2018

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Christopher Stawasz/ AMR 0

Since the Manchester Safe Station program began on May 4, 2016, it has been used 4,244 times as an access point to obtain SUD recovery services. READ MORE

Safe Station, sick time, PTSD, contract concessions, and firefighting in the era of opioids

Monday, September 24, 2018 Carol Robidoux 0

The city’s fire department adjusts itself to hold spending and protect citizens, as contract negotiations drag on. READ MORE

Report: Safe Station a ‘welcome and effective response to prolific opioid crisis’

Thursday, September 20, 2018 City of Manchester 0

The Center for Technology and Behavioral Health at Dartmouth College recently announced their summary of findings following a seven-month study of the Safe Station program in Manchester. READ MORE

Members First Credit Union donates $50K ‘windfall’ to Safe Station

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Carol Robidoux 0

The money donated to Safe Station was an “unexpected” windfall for Members First Credit Union, and they are paying it forward in support of the city’s outreach to those struggling with addiction. READ MORE

Safe Station by the numbers: May stats show overdoses are up, but fatalities are down

Friday, June 1, 2018 Christopher Stawasz/ AMR 0

Overdoses for May in Manchester are up 11 percent, while OD deaths are down by 26 percent year over year. READ MORE

Safe Station April stats for Manchester: Overdoses are up 15% from 2017

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Christopher Stawasz/ AMR 0

A summary of suspected opioid OD statistics and Safe Station visits for Manchester are provided here by AMR, through April 30, 2018. Note that we are now looking back over the period of 365 days for a true year-to- time period comparison, rather than just the same YTD time. READ MORE

Boost for Safe Station from $333K grant for addiction, mental health services

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 NH Department of Health and Human Services 0

The department expects the funding will allow RAPs programs to enter into formal evaluation and treatment agreements with 40 additional providers. READ MORE

Trump: ‘This scourge of drug addiction will stop. It will stop’

Monday, March 19, 2018 Carol Robidoux 0

President Trump’s message to a community that has been ravaged by drugs was a welcome one. On Monday Trump came to Manchester to talk about breaking the chain of misery that drug addiction has wrought, one link at a time – from drug suppliers and dealers, all the way to the morgues. READ MORE

Safe Station update: Overdoses up, fatalities down

Monday, March 19, 2018 Carol Robidoux 0

In preparation for President Trumps visit to New Hampshire Monday to discuss the opioid crisis, Chris Stawasz, Regional Director for American Medical Response of MA, Inc. has released the most up-to-date statistics on overdoses for Nashua and Manchester Safe Stations. READ MORE