opioid

Published
November 13, 2024

Sanford council votes to limit needle exchange to 1-to-1 model

City officials say they are concerned about the impact of needle waste, but public health experts warned that restricting access to clean syringes could create more risks.
Published
July 25, 2024

Maine’s sixth annual Opioid Response Summit draws hundreds to Auburn

Gov. Janet Mills thinks the enhanced prescription monitoring program is one of the factors that brought down the number of drug overdose deaths last year.
Published
July 4, 2024

Maine announces resource center to aid local opioid settlement spending

The attorney general’s office is putting nearly $2.5 million toward a hub that will offer assistance to Maine counties, cities and towns as they decide how to spend opioid settlement funds.
Published
June 17, 2024

Former patients come to Kennebunk doctor’s defense in trial over her opioid prescribing

Dr. Merideth Norris is facing 16 counts of illegal distribution of controlled substances for writing prescriptions that prosecutors say put her patients in danger.
Published
June 17, 2024

Fewer Maine babies are being born with substance exposure. No one’s sure why

Hospital data show the lowest figures in a decade, but officials say changes in reporting could be skewing the results.

Published
June 13, 2024

Lawyers for Kennebunk doctor question government’s lead witness

Dr. Merideth Norris is accused of writing life-threatening prescriptions for 5 patients. The case against her relies heavily on opinions from Dr. Timothy E. King, an expert for the prosecution.
Published
June 12, 2024

Prosecutors focus on patients during third day of Kennebunk doctor’s trial

The prosecution's expert witness spent most of Wednesday criticizing the prescribing practices of Dr. Merideth Norris, who is facing multiple counts of illegal distribution of controlled substances.
Published
April 22, 2024

Madison residents, officials object to planned clinic offering methadone

Acadia Healthcare is under contract to buy 2 Old Point Ave., the former Taylor’s Drug Store, where it plans to open a behavioral health clinic offering medication-assisted treatment and other services.
Published
January 28, 2024

Somerset County partnership between sheriff’s office, public health agency latest effort to tackle opioid epidemic

The new program includes an overdose 'quick response' team and 2 community connection centers in Madison and Bingham, all with the goal of connecting Somerset County residents with resources and treatment for substance use disorders.
Published
November 5, 2023

The hunt quickens for vaccines and antibody therapies against opioids

Clinical trials are ongoing into a monoclonal antibody treatment for methamphetamine, the stimulant increasingly being used with fentanyl.

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