State police are investigating Nicole Turner’s death as a suspected overdose, prompting Peggy Turner to ask how her niece got drugs in jail or whether she was going through withdrawal.
opioid epidemic
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Fatal drug overdoses soar in Portland, mirroring statewide trend
There have been 28 in the city in the first six months of 2022, surpassing the 23 that occurred in all of last year.
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Posted inMaine, News
More Maine health care professionals entering substance use, mental health programs
More doctors, nurses and health care providers are receiving help amid the pandemic. The uptick reflects the increase in substance use overall.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Supreme Court sides with doctors convicted in pain pill schemes
Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that prosecutors must prove that doctors knew they were illegally prescribing powerful pain drugs in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Community conversation Friday in Rumford about opioid crisis
Maine Student Action hosting panelists at Mountain Valley High School.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Kari Morissette, director of Church of Safe Injection, dead at 33
In announcing Morissette’s passing, peers described her as “a fierce advocate and friend to people who use drugs, fighting for their health, rights and dignity.”
Posted inHealth, Maine
Data Sheet: Child deaths in Maine and caseworker staffing
The Sun Journal analyzed data from Maine Department of Health and Human Services reports on child welfare.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Methodology: Where the child welfare and education data came from
CHILD WELFARE DATA The Sun Journal analyzed data from Maine Department of Health and Human Services reports on child welfare, including 18 years of annual child protective services reports, annual reports on Office of Child and Family Services staffing that dates back to 2018 and reports of child fatalities from 2007 to 2021. An analysis […]
Posted inHealth, Maine
Data Sheet: Education costs
The Sun Journal obtained annual financial data for Maine school districts from the 2005-06 school year through the 2020-21 school year through a Freedom of Access Act request made to the Maine Department of Education.
Posted inHealth, Maine
The opioid epidemic is putting immense pressure on Maine’s child welfare and education systems
In half of all cases in Maine in which a child is removed from the home, an Office of Child and Family Services investigation identified the parent or caregiver’s substance use a risk factor.