Overdose Response & Public Health

Naloxone, Good Samaritan laws, and crisis trends.

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boston.com > news > local-news > 09/13/2026 > healey-honors-good-samaritan-from-memorial-drive-shooting

Healey honors Good Samaritan from Memorial Drive shooting

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (255+ words) Boston.com Governor Maura Healey honored a Good Samaritan who helped stop the shooting on Memorial Drive in May. On Friday, Healey presented Thomas Joseph “TJ” Swenson Jr. with the Madeline “Amy” Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery during the state’s…...


washingtonpost.com > national > 09/09/2026 > pennsylvania-supreme-court-protections-defendants-deadly-overdoses > 9b982686-ac75-11f1-b498-8697f35a6743_story.html

These cases could reshape how Pa. treats users who are accused of supplying drugs in fatal overdoses

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (89+ words) The Washington Post The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is considering new legal protections for defendants accused of causing deadly overdoses by providing drugs The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is weighing whether to add new legal protections for defendants accused of providing drugs…...


boston.com > news > crime > 08/25/2026 > boston-man-indicted-for-causing-death-of-24-year-old-lizzie-dankert-in-boston-harbor-boat-crash

Boston man indicted for causing death of 24-year-old Lizzie Dankert in Boston Harbor boat crash

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (523+ words) A 40-year-old Boston man was indicted Tuesday in connection with the Boston Harbor boat crash that killed 24-year-old Elizabeth “Lizzie” Dankert of Andover in May, prosecutors announced. Lawrence Shieh allegedly met Dankert and two of her friends at a Seaport…...