AUGUSTA — The Maine Association of Substance Abuse Programs has been notified its contract with the state, which has stood for more than 13 years, will be canceled Dec. 31. Ruth Blauer, the association’s executive director, said cancellation of the $573,000 contract will essentially eliminate the services provided by her program and two others it […]
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Gov. Paul LePage considers using National Guard against drug epidemic
BANGOR — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he’d use the Maine National Guard “if necessary” to help fight an epidemic of heroin and other drugs. LePage told WVOM-FM in Bangor that he has the authority to use the National Guard if the Legislature refuses to provide the resources he’s sought. His remark was an apparent […]
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Mark Eves accuses Paul LePage of contributing to drug problem
AUGUSTA — Legislative leaders Friday endorsed Gov. Paul LePage’s plan to hold a drug summit at the end of the month, but Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves quickly turned to accusing the governor of contributing to the problem through his policy positions. Eves and Republican Senate President Mike Thibodeau requested that they and other members […]
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Steve Pasierb: New weapons available in fight against prescription drug abuse
We get the calls every day. Parents, siblings, grandparents and friends are reaching out to our organization worried that their loved one is abusing prescription medicine. Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic and is skyrocketing among our nation’s teens. Kids are popping pills at an alarming rate. In fact, prescription medications are now the most […]
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Drug czar says pot legalization makes it harder to fight drug abuse
PORTLAND — The nationwide trend toward legalization of marijuana is making it harder for health care and law enforcement officials to fight the nation’s most dangerous drug problem — rampant abuse of prescription opioids, the Obama administration’s senior advisor on drug policy said. Despite activists’ insistence that marijuana is harmless, one in nine marijuana users […]
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Maine communities to get $7.5 million to fight addiction
BANGOR — The nation’s drug czar says 19 Maine communities will share $7.5 million over the next five years to fight drug abuse. Michael Botticelli, acting director of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, made the announcement as he traveled to Bangor, where he’s leading a town hall forum on opioid abuse […]