 Pittsfield Raises Overdose Awareness FlagAn overdose awareness flag was raised in front of City Hall for the first time on Thursday.  Pittsfield Events to Raise Awareness of Overdose DangerLast year, it was reported there were 48 fatal overdoses in Berkshire County in 2022 — 29 just in Pittsfield. Since 2012, there had been a staggering 418 deaths from overdose in the county.  North Adams Councilors Get Narcan PresentationBerkshire County had 47 fatal overdoses in 2022, a dozen of them in North County. Of those, eight occurred in North Adams.  Pittsfield Remembers Those Lost to Overdoses, Raises Awareness on Harm ReductionThe events were held by participants in the Berkshire Overdose Addiction Prevention Collaborative and the HEALing Communities Study, which aims to reduce opioid overdose deaths by 40 percent over three years in the participating communities. |
