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Health groups propose statewide network of ‘low-barrier’ drug treatment clinics
The pilot proposal, which carries a price tag of $920,000, comes at a time when drug overdose deaths appear to be rising again despite efforts to tackle the problem.
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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, Maine Crime
Six arrested on drug charges after Waterville police raid
Waterville police and six other law enforcement agencies seized about 2.29 ounces of drugs Friday morning during searches at 13 Gray St., Apartment 1; 5 Gray Ave., Apartment 1; and 45 Summer St., Apartment 3.
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Augusta police warn of highly lethal heroin supply
AUGUSTA — After seven opiate overdoses in five days, the Augusta Police Department is warning people that a “highly lethal” supply of heroin has surfaced in Augusta. “Investigators from the Augusta Police Department have been told that a supply of ‘killer’ heroin has landed in the Augusta area,” Deputy Chief Kevin Lully wrote in the […]
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Franklin County not joining opiate lawsuit
FARMINGTON — Two of Franklin County’s three commissioners said Tuesday they remained opposed to a nationwide effort to sue pharmaceutical companies that make and distribute opiates, despite decisions by several town, city and county governments in Maine to join the effort. “Where is this going to end?” Commissioner Terry Brann said. “Are we going to sue auto […]
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Bill that allows over-the-counter naloxone for people younger than 21 clears Maine Senate
AUGUSTA — A bill that would remove age restrictions on Mainers who want to buy the anti-overdose drug naloxone without a prescription is on its way to the desk of Gov. Paul LePage after the Republican-controlled Maine Senate unanimously endorsed the measure Friday. Sponsored by Speaker of the House Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, the bill is […]
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Number of drug-affected babies born in Maine declines for the first time in over a decade
The number of drug-affected babies born in Maine declined for the first time in more than a decade in 2017, but the state’s treatment community says it’s too soon to determine whether it’s an indication that progress is being made in the state’s fight against the opioid crisis. The number of drug-affected babies dropped to 952 in […]
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Paul LePage blocks overdose drug
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage continues to block new rules allowing Mainers to obtain an overdose reversal drug without a prescription, five months after regulators approved the policy to help reduce the state’s record number of opioid-related deaths. The Maine Board of Pharmacy voted unanimously Aug. 3 to approve rules allowing pharmacists to dispense the […]
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Tobacco 21 is a solution in plain sight
It is difficult to imagine a more devastating scourge on our communities than the long-festering, and now full-blown opiate epidemic. In addition to the heartbreaking loss of life, tracking at about one death per day across the state, thousands of our family, friends and neighbors are battling the physical, mental, emotional, social and economic harms […]