opioid epidemic
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2019
Kennebunk police have a plan to fight the opioid crisis: recovery coaches
A free four-day program will equip first responders and the public with skills necessary to help people with substance use disorder.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2018
Sen. Susan Collins: Focus on division distracts from progress made by Congress
Sen. Susan Collins cites several examples of bipartisanship in Congress during these divisive times.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2018
Maine Voices: Municipalities should work together for prosperous future
The Greater Portland Council of Governments and other groups will get results with state support.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2018
Medication for opioid use disorder Maine’s 2nd-most-prescribed drug
A data set now required by law shows that only a common blood pressure drug topped Suboxone, revealing the depth of the state's opioid crisis, although short-term scripts can skew the figures.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2018
Report notes the drugs most prescribed in Maine
The second-most prescribed drug in Maine is suboxone, used to treat opioid addiction.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2018
Government tells doctors to prescribe more overdose antidotes
More than 47,600 Americans died of opioid overdoses last year, a toll that has been rising for two decades.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2018
USM’s Muskie School joins others in effort to bring medication-assisted opioid treatment to jails
The group is competing for a grant that would pay to go statewide with the program, which is considered the 'gold standard' to help those with substance use disorder.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2018
Trump administration funding formula causes Maine to lose out on millions in federal opioid money
Because officials used older data, the state missed a key cutoff, and funding dropped precipitously.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2018
Maine increases payments to providers treating opioid use disorder
Treatment experts applaud the move, but say it took the LePage administration too long to make significant investments in expanding treatment, given the severity of the opioid epidemic.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2018
Our View: Overdoses rise, yet ray of hope emerges
As preliminary data point to a plateau in drug deaths, Maine is finally in a position to implement measures that have helped other states.
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