Six years into the opioid epidemic, he’s still keeping the overdose antidote from those who desperately need it.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage stalls rules that would allow more access to drug that reverses overdoses
Despite the state’s opioid crisis, regulations to guide over-the-counter sales of the lifesaving drug languish in the Governor’s Office 5 months after approval.
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Posted inNew England, News
Opioid-related overdoses surge in Vermont
Deaths jumped nearly 160 percent between 2010 and 2016, a new report shows.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Marine resources commissioner opposes task force to study addiction in fishing industry
Patrick Keliher of the Department of Marine Resources says the problem affects many industries, and fishing shouldn’t be singled out.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
West Bath man gets 14 years in prison for ex-girlfriend’s fatal dose of heroin and fentanyl
Mickey Gilley, 35, is sentenced in U.S. District Court for distributing the drugs to the woman last year.
Posted inMaine
Maine bill to confront addiction among fishermen moves ahead
A bill to create a task force to address the problem will go to the full Legislature next year.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Maine gets federal grant to target opioid trafficking
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency must use the money to target the illegal opioid trade.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Purdue Pharma proposing settlement of opioid claims
The company and others are under investigation for how they market and sell the drugs.
Posted inNew England
New Hampshire man sentenced to 7 years in toddler’s fentanyl death
The former Hampton man brought his unresponsive stepson to the fire department, where he dropped a baggie of fentanyl.
Posted inMaine, New England
Maine leads New England in drug take-back day collections
Mainers turned in 41,500 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs.