Community Coalitions: Cable Shows

Hingham CARES
October 6, 2021

Kathi is a mom who lost her daughter Taylor to circumstances created by underage drinking. She shares her story as well as advice for parents and students on how to stay safe around substances.

May 18, 2021-Learn about the Social Host Law in Massachusetts from Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz.

On December 12, 2019, Hingham CARES hosted a public forum at Hingham Town Hall.
It consisted of topics such as the Social Host Law, the Good Samaritan Law, Hingham Public School policies and MIAA rules.
Special guests included D.A. Tim Cruz, HPD Chief Glenn Olsson, Superintendent Paul Austin, Principal Rick Swanson,
Athletic Director Jim Quatromoni and, a representative from MIAA.

Hingham CARES met on October 22, 2019.
They discussed federal grants, upcoming events, had a SADD update, heard from DA Tim Cruz and Health Teacher Karen Beatty.

Hingham Cares Meeting
May 10, 2017
Hingham Cares Final Meeting before September. Speakers include SADD and the District Attorney.

If you suspect
something,
do something.

The number of opioid related overdose deaths in Plymouth County have decreased from last year.

2014 - 110 deaths
2015 - 174 deaths
2016 - 190 deaths
2017- 202 deaths
2018- 151 deaths
2019- 176 deaths
2020- 185 deaths
2021- 167 deaths
2022- *125 deaths/DPH data- 190 deaths

Opioids include heroin, opioid-based prescription painkillers and other unspecified opioids. This data was taken from the Mass State Police, the Plymouth County Drug Abuse Task Force Database, PCO and the Department of Public Health (DPH). This data is preliminary and subject to change, as a large number of death certificates have yet to be assigned a final cause of death code.

*2022 Data was taken from the PCDATF Database, consistent with data collected by PCO and MSP. DPH numbers are inflated showing an additional 65 fatal overdoses. This number reflects the number of fatal overdoses that occurred outside of Plymouth County that were transported to a hospital within Plymouth County.