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Published
June 21, 2024

Augusta to use opiate settlement funds to pay for mental health worker on police calls

The worker would be hired by the city in the hopes of connecting people with substance use disorder with help.
Published
June 17, 2024

Fewer Maine babies are being born with substance exposure. No one’s sure why

Hospital data show the lowest figures in a decade, but officials say changes in reporting could be skewing the results.
Published
May 15, 2024

Maine records one of nation’s biggest declines in overdose deaths

Maine, which reported a 16% drop, is one of four states that saw at least a 15% decline in fatal drug overdoses in 2023.
Published
April 29, 2024

Judge denies Kennebunk doctor’s request to throw out evidence from FBI search

Dr. Merideth Norris is fighting federal charges that she prescribed dangerously high amounts of opioids to her patients.
Published
April 22, 2024

Madison residents, officials object to planned clinic offering methadone

Acadia Healthcare is under contract to buy 2 Old Point Ave., the former Taylor’s Drug Store, where it plans to open a behavioral health clinic offering medication-assisted treatment and other services.

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Published
March 22, 2024

Portland officials say increased shelter use led to decline in fatal overdoses

The city's new interim health and human services director noted the correlation between overdose deaths and naloxone administrations when talking about findings of the city's annual report on homeless services, which was released Friday.
Published
February 16, 2024

Tribes in Washington are battling a devastating opioid crisis. Will a multimillion-dollar bill help?

A bill before the Washington Legislature would bring more state funding to tribes like Lummi that are trying to keep opioids from taking the next generation too.
Published
February 12, 2024

Kennebunk doctor accused of illegal prescribing argues feds can’t use patient records

Dr. Merideth Norris says much of the state's case against her is built on evidence seized using a bad search warrant. Her attorneys want the evidence tossed out.
Published
February 7, 2024

DEA reverses decision stripping drug distributor of licenses for fueling opioid crisis

An investigation by the Associated Press found the nation's fourth-largest drug distributor kept shipping drugs for nearly 4 years after a federal judge recommended the harshest penalty for its 'cavalier disregard' of rules aimed at preventing opioid abuse.
Published
February 2, 2024

Drug overdose deaths declined by 16% in Maine in 2023

It was the first year-over-year decline since 2018.