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.
opioid epidemic
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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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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.