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Published
April 12, 2023

U.S. names veterinary drug, fentanyl mixture ‘emerging threat’

It is the first time the designation has been used it since the category for fast-growing drug dangers was created in 2019.
Published
March 7, 2023

Portland police seeing significant uptick in drug overdoses

Portland police said there have been 11 fatal overdoses in the city – including 3 in the past 5 days – since the beginning of the year.
Published
February 15, 2023

Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter

U.S. health advisers say the overdose-reversal drug naloxone should be made available as an over-the-counter medication.
Published
February 3, 2023

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.
Published
January 26, 2023

Number of Mainers who died from a drug overdose last year outpaced record set in 2021

Significantly impacting fatal overdoses is the introduction of xylazine and nonpharmaceutical tramadol. Both drugs showed up on toxicology reports for the first time in 2021, almost always in combination with fentanyl.

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Published
January 1, 2023

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.
Published
December 11, 2022

Portland police investigate string of possible overdose deaths

Police suspect overdoses caused or contributed to three deaths over two days in the city, which has already more than doubled its fatal overdoses from last year.
Published
August 5, 2022

Report highlights challenges to medication-assisted treatment access in rural Maine

The UVM-USM report surveyed more than 300 practitioners and community stakeholders to evaluate the unique needs and barriers to treatment for rural patients.
Published
July 4, 2022

Incarcerated woman died from drug overdose at York County Jail

Nicole Turner, 34, was found dead in her cell Sunday morning, and the Maine State Police say the detective who investigated the case 'found nothing suspicious.'
Published
July 3, 2022

Portland police report five overdoses, suspect contaminated heroin

They say the heroin likely contains a type of veterinary animal tranquilizer, which if injected can cause necrotic wounds, serious injury or death.