opioid epidemic
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2016
Commentary: The R-word
Why do we care more about avoiding the 'racist' label than actually ending racism?
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2016
Angus King urges Senate colleagues to fund law designed to stem drug epidemic
Saying 78 people die each day from the 'scourge,' Maine's independent senator wants the $181 million authorized in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act included in a measure to fund the government through Dec. 9.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2016
Our View: LePage saga offers preview of dysfunction
The governor's behavior and the Maine Legislature's deadlocked response bode ill for the next two years.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2016
Commentary: Judge Gov. LePage on his full record and the many ways he’s helped the state
Maine's finances and economy are much better off because of the policies he has tenaciously championed.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2016
New England politicians blast LePage’s latest racial comments
At a governors' conference in Boston, Gov. LePage again blamed Maine's opioid epidemic on black and Hispanic people from out of state.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2016
Our View: State spending cuts slow recovery in Maine’s drug crisis
Policies promoted by DHHS head Mary Mayhew and Gov. LePage reflect the misguided belief that Mainers struggling with addiction are a lost cause.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2016
Poliquin to host town hall-style meeting in Auburn on opioid epidemic
The gathering will be held Tuesday evening at Central Maine Community College.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2016
Maine has second-highest rate of babies born addicted to opioids
The federal CDC says the rate was 30.4 of every 1,000 births in 2012, double what it was in 2008.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2016
Our View: Maine needs immunity law to help stem overdose deaths
Drug users won't call for help if they'll be arrested when they come to someone's aid.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2016
As lower-dosage law nears, Maine doctors prepare to wean patients off opioids
About 16,000 Mainers are affected by the stricter mandate, and some medical professionals worry they will turn to heroin.
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