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Bedford Holds Forum On Opioid Crisis May 17

Forum: Let's stop saying 'If only' when it comes to the opioid crisis.

BEDFORD, MA -- A forum on the opioid epidemic will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on May 17 at the Bedford High School Auditorium.

The forum is called "Let's stop saying 'If Only' when it comes to the opioid crisis."

There will be a free screening of "If Only," a film by James Wahlberg and the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation about two families' experiences with substance abuse.

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There will be a viewing of "Hidden In Plain Sight," a mock-up of a teen bedroom featuring drug concealment items marketed to youth, and much more.

The event is sponsored by the Central Middlesex Police Partnership and the Bedford Board of Health.

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