opioid epidemic
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PublishedApril 30, 2018
It’s time to stop playing politics with the lives of Mainers with addiction
The 128th Legislature has a significant opportunity to fund necessary legislation that would reduce deaths due to opioid overdose.
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PublishedApril 29, 2018
Maine Voices: Realistically? Maine’s fatal overdoses will increase this year
Alleged funding for opioid addiction treatment turns out to be a myth – and the annual death spiral is likely to continue.
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PublishedApril 25, 2018
Gov. LePage vetoes bill to increase access to overdose-reversing drug
The plan, which he says usurps the authority of pharmacists by removing age limits on purchases of naloxone without a prescription, now goes back to the Legislature for override votes.
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PublishedApril 23, 2018
Our View: LePage-era foot-dragging blocks access to treatment
The Legislature needs to act, or Maine will continue to do nothing in the face of a crisis.
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PublishedApril 21, 2018
The Maine Millennial: Seeing forest through trees after memorable night in woods
If some New Gloucester dwellers would do the same, they might recognize the need for a Day One facility.
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PublishedApril 21, 2018
State isn’t addressing drug crisis, critics say
Some hope that opioid-related measures can be salvaged during an extended veto day or special legislative session.
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PublishedApril 19, 2018
What’s left in limbo: Rundown of major unfinished business as 2018 legislative session ends
Here is a recap of some of the major issues debated in the Legislature this year, where they currently stand and their prospects going forward.
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PublishedApril 19, 2018
From Medicaid expansion to pot sales, partisan stalemate in Augusta leaves key issues unresolved
A late-night impasse over adjournment has members of the 128th Maine Legislature vehemently blaming political opponents, with time running out and the fate of unfinished legislation unclear.
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PublishedApril 19, 2018
Number of opioids prescribed in Maine in 2017 fell 13 percent, the sixth-steepest drop in U.S.
The drop since 2016 reflects the first full year of data under the law limiting opioid prescribing and exceeds the national average decline of 8.9 percent.
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PublishedApril 17, 2018
Letter to the editor: People need to work together to fight the opioid crisis
While much is being said, and many continue to provide lukewarm pep-talks about the current opioid epidemic, not enough is being done and this war is claiming lives by the hour. Action is needed yet action is being bogged down by party politics and apprehension while the situation is becoming more dire and the issue […]
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