Woburn Mayor Names Head Of New Opiate Task Force

According to a Boston Globe report, Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin tapped a longtime city servant to oversee Woburn’s new substance abuse task force.

Retired Woburn police officer Rick Jolly - who was formerly a member of the department for 32 years - is now in charge of recruiting a task force charged with community education, prevention strategies, and coordinating with treatment services for opiate addicts and users in Woburn.

“We have a great deal of work ahead of us. However, I am confident we can make a difference through education, prevention, and treatment,” said Jolly, according to the Globe.

Opiate overdoses are at epidemic levels throughout Middlesex County. The first three and a half months of 2015 saw more overdoses than the entire 12 months of 2012 in the community combined.

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