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Ipswich Aware Vigil to remember and support those lost in opioid epidemic

Ipswich Aware Vigil to remember and support those lost in opioid epidemic #IpswichMA #opioids

by Ella Niederhelman IPSWICH — Through a change of presidents, politics, the economy and COVID-19, there has been one constant: People and their families continue to suffer the malign effects of substance abuse. Set up in 2015, Ipswich Aware is a group that aims to tackle the stigma and help those dealing with the opioid crisis. Ipswich Aware will hold its fourth annual Candlelight Vigil on…

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From down and out to Hollywood and advocacy

From down and out to Hollywood and advocacy #IpswichMA @david_sheff #narcotics #addiction #recovery #NorthShoreMA

IPSWICH — The man who wrote the best seller that inspired the Golden Globe-nominated movie is set to wrap up a town-wide series that highlighted the community’s approach to tackling drugs.

David Sheff, who wrote “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction,” will give a keynote talk Nov. 7 at the Dolan Performing Arts Center.

His book was selected by the Ipswich Public…

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Community forum Thursday on drug problem

Community forum Thursday on drug problem #IpswichMA #drugs #opioids

As part of the Ipswich Reads One Book program this year, a discussion has been organized for Oct. 24 on local drug problems.

The forum will be run by Ipswich Aware, a community collaborative working to reduce the stigma associated with substance abuse and addiction.

Ipswich Aware also aims to increase community awareness and education and expand youth prevention and education.

The goal…

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Vigil remembers victims of opioid crisis

Vigil remembers victims of opioid crisis #IpswichMA #publichealth #opioids

Lining the walkway leading up the the First Church of Ipswich, 82 white bags represented overdoses in Ipswich over the last five years. Thirteen gold bags stood for the 13 deaths in the same time period.

“Talking about the problem will help to eliminate it,” said Dave Clark of Ipswich Aware, who organized this annual event and two others held earlier this spring.

Those events were Drug…

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Public gets tips on how to find drugs hidden in plain sight

Public gets tips on how to find drugs hidden in plain sight #IpswichMA #drugs

IPSWICH — Some of the hiding places were ingenious — likely too ingenious for the average frazzled or naive parent.

But the amount of places teens can hide drugs or paraphernalia in their bedroom is limited only by the imagination.

“I’m overwhelmed. I didn’t even know that half of this was around,” said Amy Clapp after she toured a mock teenager’s bedroom in “Hidden in Plain Sight.”

“It…

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Trucks touched and old meds destroyed

Kids did their thing. Spring cleaners did their thing. And if anyone needed to talk about drug problems, they were able to ask questions #IpswichMA #dontbethedealer

IPSWICH — Kids got a chance to clamber in and out of heavy machinery while adults got a chance to do some spring cleaning at the annual drug take-back day yesterday.

The take back was part of a national campaign organized by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to get old prescription drugs out of the hands of potential abusers.

The DEA said six million Americans misused controlled…

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Sticker shock in the liquor store

Sticker shock in the liquor store #IpswichMA

IPSWICH — Warnings about under-age drinking and upper-body workouts don’t usually go together.

But police and high school students who took on the task found themselves getting plenty of exercise as they affixed hundreds of stickers to multi-packs in local liquor stores.

Kicking off their campaign in Ipswich Beverage at the Shaw’s Plaza yesterday afternoon, two police officers and two high…

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From the very bottom of Florida to the very top of Maine, overdose awareness walk passes through North Shore

From the very bottom of Florida to the very top of Maine, overdose awareness walk passes through North Shore

IPSWICH — How does a journey of 2,400 miles start? With the first step.

Brett Bramble and John “Stick” Azerolo took their first step on a journey to Maine in Key West, Fla., on Jan. 27.

Countless millions of steps later, they left Beverly, Mass., on the morning of July 3 and stopped in Ipswich that sweltering afternoon for lunch.

“From Florida to Ipswich, we’ve seen every community on the east…

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