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New Bedford Urges Neighboring Towns to Address Opiate Crisis

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Seven SouthCoast towns are receiving letters this week from New Bedford asking how each community is addressing the growing opiate crisis.

 

Those towns include Fairhaven, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Freetown, Marion, Mattapoisett and Wareham.

 

New Bedford city councilor Kerry Winterson filed the motion that led to the letter. He says his neighbors need to realize that opiate abuse is not just an urban problem, and says it's time they step up to help curb the crisis.

 

Kathryn Eident talked with Winterson to learn more.