opioid epidemic
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2017
Our View: Video visits won’t solve major challenges at Maine’s county jails
Increasing treatment funds is key to mitigating drug addiction and smuggling, and allowing contact visits builds the family ties that prevent re-offending.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
Massachusetts police seize 33 pounds of fentanyl, arrest New York man
The arrest came two days after a 10-month-old baby in Methuen was hospitalized after exposure to fentanyl.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2017
Maine’s drug crisis, school aid top agenda in new legislative term
Lawmakers reconvene this week in Augusta.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2016
Five Presque Isle overdoses in 4 hours included one that was fatal
Police Chief Matt Irwin, who used social media to warn residents, said the overdoses took place in four different locations.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2016
New Maine laws will affect painkiller prescriptions, state park entry fees and more
The limits imposed on opioid treatments, which take effect Sunday, are already generating opposition and may be the focus of attempted rollbacks.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2016
Presque Isle police report 5 heroin overdoses in 4 hours
A Facebook post by the police department warns heroin users to seek help 'at the earliest possible moment.'
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PublishedDecember 28, 2016
Our View: Doctors reinforce drugmakers’ false claims on painkillers
Amid an escalating crisis, paid-off physicians continue to help oversell the benefits and downplay the risks of opioids.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2016
Leading Republican wants special panel of legislators to tackle Maine’s opioid crisis
Rep. Ellie Espling of New Gloucester calls for a unified solution 'to a problem that is killing more Mainers every day.'
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PublishedDecember 25, 2016
Even amid crisis, opioid makers plied doctors with perks
The practice raises ethical questions, and even fellow doctors frown upon Maine's top 2015 beneficiary, a Manchester physician who not only prescribes painkillers but also treats addiction.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2016
Efforts to influence doctors used to happen more
Health organizations have started clamping down on the drug company practice, though it remains an issue.
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