Portland Recovery Community Center’s annual Rally 4 Recovery, at noon at Payson Park on Saturday, is a celebration for everyone, including families and children.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Relationship between grief and substance use disorder cannot be taboo
Openly confronting grief is crucial for anyone navigating the process of recovery.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Downtown Lewiston business owner says city is ignoring worsening conditions, hurting her business
Billie-Jayne Cooke said she’s seeing more homeless people, drug users, trash and human feces on and near her property now than ever before.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston council denies permit for Church of Safe Injection barbecue
A statement from the Church of Safe Injection said it’s ‘evident’ from listening to the councilors who voted to deny the permit that ‘there is considerable confusion about our organization and what we do.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Community is key to preventing teen substance use
We must engage community leaders to combat the normalization of teen drug use, work to delay first-time use and improve the prevention practices already in place.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mills announces plan to add 140 treatment beds to combat ongoing opioid crisis
The $6 million investment is the latest effort to reverse an epidemic that claimed a record 716 lives just last year.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth Police recovery coach program assists 140 people so far
The program, which has received a grant to continue, lines up resources for those who seek help for substance misuse.
Posted inMaine, News
Augusta program could be first in Maine to offer overdose victims medication on-scene to treat withdrawal symptoms
Plans to help Augusta residents recover from substance use disorder include a proposal to offer people revived from an overdose by rescue workers immediate, on-scene treatment with Suboxone and help accessing longer-term treatment.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Bill to add substance use disorder as a cause of death sets ‘terrible precedent,’ medical examiner says
The bill would mandate listing substance use disorder as the cause of death when applicable, but Maine’s chief medical examiner said it’s a bad idea.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, News
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.