Officials supported a 6-month moratorium, but it won’t take effect until a second vote in September.
opioid epidemic
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston council delays vote on needle exchange ordinance
The decision came after a lengthy debate and testimony from service providers, recovery advocates and business owners about whether needle exchange programs should be regulated locally.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Overdose deaths declined in Maine last year, but not as sharply as the U.S. overall
Data released this week by the U.S. CDC showed a 27% decrease in drug deaths nationwide from 2023 to 2024. Fatal overdoses in Maine dropped by 20%.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston takes aim at mounting needle waste
As some officials call for limitations on needle exchange programs, advocates say changes would harm public health.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County applications for opioid settlement funds available April 1
Applications must support prevention, treatment, harm reduction and/or recovery in Franklin County.
Posted inMaine, News
Augusta considers exchange program that pays to get used needles off the streets
The city could partner with a needle exchange program to offer people 5 cents for each used needle they turn in.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Church of Safe Injection opens new peer-led recovery center
The Sanctuary will help bring resources to people in active drug use and those who are in recovery.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
About 300 Lewiston middle schoolers get naloxone training as part of state mandate
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.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
Oxford County Commission establishes advisory committee on opioid settlement money
Before any applications are reviewed, the committee will submit proposed application and review criteria to the commissioners.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Hundreds ‘rally for recovery’ in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park
Medical providers, advocates and those in sustained recovery congregated at Lewiston’s Kennedy Park for food, entertainment and to hear speakers share their stories and the latest in medicine combating substance use disorder.