Escalating concern about the heroin epidemic, and how the Island is dealing with support for addicts and their families, was discussed.
Heroin
2016
February 18, 2016
A gripping documentary about the heroin epidemic on Cape Cod focuses attention on the power of addiction and the toll it takes on addicts, their families and their communities.
2015
July 16, 2015
Police officers and medics describe a clear and dramatic increase in opioid overdoses on Martha’s Vineyard over the past six months. When emergency responders respond to a suspected overdose, the drug naloxone and a quick response can be life savers.
2014
December 8, 2014
Two men arrested late last week in Oak Bluffs have been arraigned on drug charges related to distributing oxycodone pills on the Vineyard, according to police. Joel C. Rebello and Donald S. Berube were arraigned Monday on charges of trafficking oxycodone and conspiracy to violate drug law.
June 3, 2014
Edgartown police had an unusual lost and found call this weekend: a bag of heroin was found in an Edgartown park.
Det. Sgt. Chris Dolby said someone going to work in downtown Edgartown Saturday saw a plastic bag sitting on the foot path in a park tucked away off Main street. The person thought it looked suspicious and told a traffic cop, who in turn called a patrolman.
February 27, 2014
Island police and members of the drug treatment community agree that heroin use on the Island is on the rise, along with fatal drug overdoses.
