The governor announced several new initiatives to combat the deadly opioid crisis during her annual speech to the Legislature on Tuesday.
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Judge dismisses Maine hospitals’ opioid lawsuit against drug companies
Cumberland County Judge Michael Duddy ruled that Northern Light Health’s hospital system was not directly harmed by the opioid epidemic.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Decriminalize drugs for personal use
We can either punish people who use drugs or we can keep them alive.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Fentanyl, the fast-acting and incredibly lethal opioid, killed more than 500 Mainers last year
Fentanyl is sometimes referred to as the “instant death,” an official from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine overdose deaths set record for 3rd straight year in 2022
A report released Thursday by the Attorney General’s Office indicated 716 individuals died from overdoses last year, 85 more than in 2021.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick’s Sweetser clinic receives $4 million grant to expand services
A $4 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will allow Sweetser’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic in Brunswick to expand its mental health and substance use services, the organization announced Thursday.
Posted inMaine
The Narcan effect: A new lease on life
Even as Maine experiences record numbers of overdose deaths, the expanded availability and use of the lifesaving opioid antidote naloxone presents a competing narrative.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
Though it hasn’t admitted liability, the company released a statement saying the money will ‘provide significant aid to communities across the country.’
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Hundreds of patients searching for help as Kennebunk doctor faces opioid charges
Dr. Merideth Norris is unable to prescribe opioids while facing federal charges. She was treating hundreds of patients with substance use disorder and chronic pain who now don’t know where to get their medications.
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York County plans first county-run recovery center in Maine
The proposed 58-bed facility could be a model for other communities as the state continues to grapple with the opioid epidemic.