Martha BebingerReporterEmail EmailMartha Bebinger covers health care and other general assignments for WBUR.Recently publishedMost inhalers in the U.S. emit climate-warming gasses. Here's what you can doWhen it comes to inhalers commonly used in the U.S., each puff has about the same climate impact as driving a gas-powered car one mile. But increasingly, there are alternative...EnvironmentMar 14, 2024Your inhaler saves lives, but its puffs hurt the planetIn an emergency, an inhaler can save a life. But the gas it releases contributes to global warming. Each of the most commonly prescribed inhalers has about the same climate...ResumeEnvironment04:14Mar 14, 2024Study: 42% of American adults know someone who died from an overdoseAn estimated 42% of adults in the U.S. — roughly 125 million people — know at least one person who has died of a drug overdose, according to a RAND...ResumeHealth03:55Feb 21, 2024Boston dedicates small portion of opioid settlement funds to grieving familiesBoston's first distribution of opioid settlement funds will go to families who've lost a member to an overdose. Initial grants for funerals, child care and housing are expected this summer....HealthJan 29, 2024Some parents say Mass. needs overdose prevention centersSome grieving parents who’ve become leaders in the drug overdose crisis called on Massachusetts lawmakers to allow overdose prevention or supervised consumption sites in the state. They are angry that...HealthJan 26, 2024AdvertisementMass. cities, towns cautious or confused about how to spend millions in opioid settlement fundsMoney from the settlement of opioid-related lawsuits is pouring into Massachusetts. The state has set spending priorities and is awarding grants. But most municipalities haven't spent any of the more...HealthDec 29, 2023A new Boston law protects trees on public land but not privateBoston has its first tree ordinance. These rules govern when trees can be trimmed or removed from city-owned parks, the land around schools, libraries and public housing. The ordinance does...EnvironmentDec 20, 2023A story years in the making: At-home overdose preventionWBUR's Martha Bebinger wanted to write about home-based supervised consumption for many years. She keeps hearing from parents, siblings, partners and kids who do it but wouldn't talk about it....HealthDec 15, 2023This mother monitors drug use at home to prevent overdose deathsShe’s been helping her daughter inject drugs in a safe environment.ResumeHere & Now08:08Dec 15, 2023This mother turned to harm reduction to keep her opioid-addicted daughter aliveWhen Brooke became addicted to opioids, her mother Renae decided there was nothing she wouldn't do to keep her child alive.ResumeHere & Now07:32Dec 14, 2023Next Page
Most inhalers in the U.S. emit climate-warming gasses. Here's what you can doWhen it comes to inhalers commonly used in the U.S., each puff has about the same climate impact as driving a gas-powered car one mile. But increasingly, there are alternative...EnvironmentMar 14, 2024
Your inhaler saves lives, but its puffs hurt the planetIn an emergency, an inhaler can save a life. But the gas it releases contributes to global warming. Each of the most commonly prescribed inhalers has about the same climate...ResumeEnvironment04:14Mar 14, 2024
Study: 42% of American adults know someone who died from an overdoseAn estimated 42% of adults in the U.S. — roughly 125 million people — know at least one person who has died of a drug overdose, according to a RAND...ResumeHealth03:55Feb 21, 2024
Boston dedicates small portion of opioid settlement funds to grieving familiesBoston's first distribution of opioid settlement funds will go to families who've lost a member to an overdose. Initial grants for funerals, child care and housing are expected this summer....HealthJan 29, 2024
Some parents say Mass. needs overdose prevention centersSome grieving parents who’ve become leaders in the drug overdose crisis called on Massachusetts lawmakers to allow overdose prevention or supervised consumption sites in the state. They are angry that...HealthJan 26, 2024
Mass. cities, towns cautious or confused about how to spend millions in opioid settlement fundsMoney from the settlement of opioid-related lawsuits is pouring into Massachusetts. The state has set spending priorities and is awarding grants. But most municipalities haven't spent any of the more...HealthDec 29, 2023
A new Boston law protects trees on public land but not privateBoston has its first tree ordinance. These rules govern when trees can be trimmed or removed from city-owned parks, the land around schools, libraries and public housing. The ordinance does...EnvironmentDec 20, 2023
A story years in the making: At-home overdose preventionWBUR's Martha Bebinger wanted to write about home-based supervised consumption for many years. She keeps hearing from parents, siblings, partners and kids who do it but wouldn't talk about it....HealthDec 15, 2023
This mother monitors drug use at home to prevent overdose deathsShe’s been helping her daughter inject drugs in a safe environment.ResumeHere & Now08:08Dec 15, 2023
This mother turned to harm reduction to keep her opioid-addicted daughter aliveWhen Brooke became addicted to opioids, her mother Renae decided there was nothing she wouldn't do to keep her child alive.ResumeHere & Now07:32Dec 14, 2023