The Boston City Council struck down a resolution opposing safe injection sites, with proponents rejecting notions that ...

City Councilor Ed Flynn is calling for the Council to oppose safe injection sites in Boston that he says would incentivize ...

The two candidates vying to represent District 7 on Boston City Council have different opinions about deploying safe ...

First is the potential for harm. People using opioids, like fentanyl or oxycodone, lose tolerance for these drugs when forced ...

Javan Tooley, founder of Adapt & Evolve LLC, faces drug distribution charges and allegations of exploiting women for ...

Too much deference is being given to those committing crimes and not those living with the consequences,” said Ryan Rogers-Hammond, who lives on Pembroke Street in the South End.

VICTORIA, Seychelles — (AP) — The people of Seychelles voted Saturday in an election to choose a new leader and parliament, with President Wavel Ramkalawan seeking a second term in Africa's smallest ...

The debate over how to deal with homelessness, drug addiction and mental health issues has intensified in recent months — with a renewed focus on a controversial strategy of forcing people into ...

Advocates say these types of facilities could prevent drug overdoses and connect people to health care services.

Veterans like Julio Torres are often promised that military service will be a fast-track to US citizenship for themselves and ...

A 40-year-old man was fatally shot at Finnegan Park in Brockton, MA, and another was injured; the suspect remains at large.

Boston is clearly also struggling with an opioid epidemic — the state has the overdose death numbers to prove it — but it lacks the escalating chaos and filth that one finds in all corners of ...