U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is calling for greater access to naloxone, a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. According to Holder, the medication has saved more than 10,000 lives since 2001. LD 1686, “An Act to Address Preventable Deaths from Drug Overdose,” sponsored by Rep. Sara Gideon, would make it more likely […]
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Maine legislative panel agrees to expand access to heroin overdose drug
AUGUSTA — A bill that Republican Gov. Paul LePage believes encourages a false sense of security for drug addicts but one that advocates say will save lives was approved by the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee on a 7-4, party-line vote Monday. LD 1686, legalizes broader possession and administration of naloxone hydrochloride by a […]
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Bill would make overdose treatment drug widely available in Maine
AUGUSTA — A freshman lawmaker on Wednesday will make the case to put a lifesaving drug that can stop heroin overdoses in their tracks “in the hands of as many people as possible.” Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, will present LD 1686, An Act to Address Preventable Deaths from Drug Overdose, to the Legislature’s Health and Human […]