As the state-mandated training for administering the overdose antidote makes its way to school districts across the state, hundreds of middle schoolers attended Lewiston’s training two days in a row. More than half of them chose to leave with a naloxone kit.
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Naloxone training coming to Lewiston schools next week, Auburn soon
Mandated by a new state law, public schools now offer training for students in secondary education to teach them how to administer the overdose antidote, even if the students choose not to take part.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston School Committee to move forward with Naloxone training, grades 7 through 12
The life-saving opioid antidote will also be available in Lewiston public schools.
Posted inMaine
Maine mom charged for giving opioid antidote to overdosing toddler
The woman allegedly used the opioid antidote naloxone to revive her 2-year-old daughter after the toddler got into the mother’s drugs.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine to launch ‘rapid response team’ to combat opioid crisis
The $3 million initiative would try to reach people with substance use disorder who are not in recovery programs.
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
As use of opioid antidote increases, drug overdose deaths decline
Experts say there’s a strong correlation between the two trends, as the use of the antidote naloxone helps substance use disorder patients stay alive until they can get into treatment.
Posted inMaine, News
As use of opioid antidote increases, drug overdose deaths decline
Naloxone doses are now widely available in Maine pharmacies, although a new federal database shows significant variations in sales by county.
Posted inNation / World
Boom in overdose-reversing drug is linked to fewer deaths
The United States is in the midst of the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in its history.
Posted inMaine
Some Maine jails have used naloxone on inmates
PORTLAND (AP) — Several Maine jails told The Associated Press that they have used naloxone at least a half dozen times to reverse drug overdoses. Last year 418 Mainers died from drug overdoses, an 11 percent increase compared to 2016. The nation saw over 63,600 drug overdose deaths in 2016, and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome […]
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Livermore Falls man revived with naloxone after Manchester car crash
[UPDATE: Police say there’s no evidence Legendre was under the influence of drugs] AUGUSTA — A Livermore Falls man was administered overdose-reversal medications twice after crashing his car on Prescott Road in Manchester on Saturday morning, authorities said. Jess Legendre, 31, who was taken by ambulance to MaineGeneral Medical Center for treatment before going to […]