Massachusetts is funding an overdose prevention hotline, the first such investment by a state according to public health leaders.
The hotline, which has been privately funded until now, allows people using drugs alone to be monitored during a phone call, and receive emergency medical care if they overdose.
The Massachusetts Overdose Prevention Helpline is staffed by paid and volunteer workers, many of whom have experience with drug use. Staff answer calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The hotline provides people preparing to inject, swallow or snort drugs a toll-free number: 1-800-972-0590.
Read more here: https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/09/26/overdose-prevention-hotline-massachusetts
