opioid epidemic
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PublishedApril 4, 2018
Press Herald’s ‘Lost’ series on heroin crisis a finalist for national excellence award
The 10-part report is among 10 print finalists for health care institute recognition, along with The Washington Post, The New York Times, ProPublica and others.
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PublishedApril 4, 2018
Maine Voices: Bill is investment in helping the homeless battle opioid addiction
The HOUSE pilot project would provide rapid housing and medication-assisted treatment for those struggling with substance abuse.
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PublishedApril 3, 2018
Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy revives man with naloxone
A Whitefield woman called for help Monday after her friend overdosed on opiates, the sheriff's office says.
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PublishedApril 2, 2018
Lawmakers back bill to negate governor’s age restriction on access to overdose antidote
More than a dozen people testify in favor of the bill to allow people of any age to buy naloxone without a prescription.
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PublishedApril 2, 2018
Studies link legal marijuana with fewer opioid prescriptions
Researchers find that Medicare patients in states with marijuana dispensaries fill prescriptions less often than in other states.
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PublishedApril 1, 2018
Maine Voices: Opioids aren’t our only drug problem
Mainers also are dying from overdosing on meth, cocaine, benzodiazepines and alcohol – usually in combinations.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2018
Maine Voices: Public health challenges going unanswered by a remiss state
So let's lean on our leaders to act on water testing, Medicaid expansion and the nurse shortage.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2018
Bill would undo LePage’s minimum age for buying overdose antidote without a prescription
The measure from House Speaker Sara Gideon would allow all Mainers, not just those 21 or older, to obtain naloxone as the state deals with an opioid crisis.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2018
Our View: Prison program offers model for slowing spread of opioid epidemic
Maine should look to Rhode Island and provide addiction treatment to inmates – both behind bars and after their release.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2018
Our View: Trump’s plan to fight opioid epidemic is way off track
It's not the death penalty that Maine needs – it's funding for drug treatment to save lives, as local police will be quick to point out.
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