opioid epidemic
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PublishedMay 4, 2017
Maine Voices: Pathway to addiction recovery needs to be an unobstructed one
And no one is going to get well without proper housing during their recovery period.
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PublishedApril 28, 2017
Lawmakers consider ‘medical amnesty’ bill for drug users who report overdoses
Other measures aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic would fund medication-assisted treatment and needle exchanges.
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PublishedApril 23, 2017
Cynthia Dill: Too many are being strangled by the disability ‘safety net’
Disability benefits often fail to address the real issues: poverty, pain and mental illness.
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PublishedApril 22, 2017
Commentary: Maine needs a reform governor – and the pickings are slim
We have work to do, and we need a leader for our future. Now we just need some reform candidates.
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PublishedApril 21, 2017
Task force on Maine opioid crisis seeks more information
Members express frustration about a lack of solid data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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PublishedApril 21, 2017
Maine attorney general joins letter urging Trump not to cut drug treatment funds
A group of 19 Democratic attorneys general is the latest in a series of letters speaking out about various policies.
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PublishedApril 21, 2017
Maine to receive $2 million in federal money to fight opioid addiction
The federal government is dispensing $485 million among all 50 states.
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PublishedApril 17, 2017
Quest for less addictive painkillers is slow and costly
Researchers have had minimal success creating alternatives to opioids, but some new approaches offer hope.
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PublishedApril 14, 2017
Commentary: DHHS fighting Maine’s drug crisis with innovation, collaboration
It is important to put a face to the heroin epidemic and to tell the stories of Mainers facing heartache, Commissioner Mary Mayhew says.
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PublishedApril 13, 2017
Maine Medical Association has played active role in deterring opioid abuse
One law it helped get enacted – setting limits on painkiller prescriptions – seeks to balance addiction prevention and patient needs.
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