addiction
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PublishedNovember 2, 2016
Our View: Portland-area sober housing expansion key to aiding all addicts
Funding for a local group's four planned homes would help free up space at the only detox center now operating in Maine.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2016
Maine Voices: Effort to legalize marijuana is full of smoke and mirrors, Cumberland DA says
It creates a profit-driven industry to market pot at a time when substance abuse runs rampant.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2016
Is video of child’s grief wake-up call to addicts or abuse?
An Ohio dad's video of his son reacting to news of the boy's mother's death strikes a nerve.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2016
A child watches: Ohio city posts graphic overdose photo
After a woman and a man are rescued, they and their 4-year-old passenger become the faces of tragedy.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2016
Maine has second-highest rate of babies born addicted to opioids
The federal CDC says the rate was 30.4 of every 1,000 births in 2012, double what it was in 2008.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2016
Jackson Lab will study whether genetic traits play role in addiction
The $11.7 million five-year project could lead to new treatment and prevention options and change perceptions.
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PublishedJune 10, 2016
Our View: Indiana HIV outbreak provides public health warning to Maine
Too many Mainers lack access to the resources that can keep blood-borne diseases from spreading.
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PublishedJune 7, 2016
Commentary: Editorial unfairly discounts state’s efforts to combat addiction, top DHHS official says
The agency is focusing on achieving quality results, rather than just getting money out the door.
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PublishedJune 1, 2016
Three York County police departments join drug treatment initiative
Public safety agencies in Kittery, York and Eliot join a growing list of departments that are choosing to treat drug addiction like a disease rather than a crime.
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PublishedMay 20, 2016
More states ban kratom supplement over addiction worries
Yet advocates staunchly insist the herb is nothing more than a natural analgesic that can be safely used to alleviate pain, combat fatigue and reduce depression and anxiety.
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