The new governor makes a strong case for meeting the challenges facing the state.
opioid epidemic
Posted inMaine, News
Knox County joins suit against opioid manufacturers
The lawsuit alleges that pharmaceutical companies contributed to the drug epidemic by pushing doctors to prescribe their painkillers beyond what was needed for medical reasons.
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Posted inMaine, News
‘The Soupman’ comes to Maine to help the homeless and fight the opioid crisis
Peter Kelleher lost his son to an overdose in Bangor in 2016 and now dedicates his life to providing critical supplies to homeless people.
Posted inMaine, News
Aroostook County woman makes her case for medication-assisted treatment in jail
Brenda Smith hasn’t had a relapse for five years but says she fears that stopping her medication could affect her long-term recovery from opioid use disorder.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Avoiding addiction a matter of luck
But recovery shouldn’t rely on luck and privilege. It’s time to try something new.
Posted inHealth, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Authorities shut down two Tennessee pharmacies’ opioid sales
Two people died and numerous others were hospitalized for overdoses shortly after obtaining drugs from the pharmacies.
Posted inMaine
Maine had fewer overdose deaths in 2018 but opioid epidemic remains a ‘public health crisis’
Attorney General Aaron Frey released a report Friday estimating there were 376 drug overdose deaths in Maine last year.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Finally, Maine takes steps forward to address opioid crisis
In her first month in office, Gov. Mills shows she’s taking the epidemic seriously in a way her predecessor never did.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Robber who put southern Maine on edge was addicted to opioids, awaiting treatment, lawyer says
Travis Card’s attorney calls him ‘a face of the devastation and destruction that medically prescribed opiates can have.’
Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
‘Time for our state to recover’: Mills signs order to combat opioid crisis
The governor orders the purchase of 35,000 doses of overdose-reversing naloxone; integration of medication-assisted treatment into the criminal justice system; and creation of a statewide network of 250 recovery coaches.