The Sun Journal analyzed data from Maine’s Prescription Monitoring Program from 2016 to 2021; and data from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System from 2006 to 2014.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Amazon, Starbucks and the sparking of a new American union movement
Successful union drives at two of America’s biggest companies were led by committed individuals, rather than established unions.
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Posted inOpinion, Perspective
America’s next union battlefield may be on campus
College faculty are coming under new pressure to prove their value while dealing with attacks on job security, demands for greater productivity and criticism over what and how they teach. And they are fighting back.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Data Sheet: Fatal and nonfatal overdoses 2017-2021
METHODOLOGY The Sun Journal analyzed data from the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention of suspected fatal and nonfatal overdoses in emergency departments, from 2017 to 2021. The data is publicly available on the Maine CDC’s website
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has united U.S. public opinion
A majority of Americans still oppose direct U.S. military involvement in the war, but they support aiding Ukrainian resistance.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Scientists say we need to put brakes on road salts
De-icing salts end up contaminating lakes and streams and building up in wetlands. The pollution also affects our drinking water.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Why the water you’re drinking may be thousands of years old
As surface water diminishes in the Western US, people are drilling deeper wells – and tapping into older groundwater that can take thousands of years to replenish naturally.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Lake Auburn’s future needs to be clearer, not green
In its current clearwater state, we are preserving our water quality and money. Greenwater means more toxins and money needed for filtration.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Mountain glaciers may have less ice than previously estimated, straining freshwater supply
Mountain glaciers may have less ice than previously thought, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature, straining the world’s freshwater supply.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
The economy needs change; there aren’t enough coins in circulation
Businesses that include banks, retail outlets, truck stops and grocery stores ask the Treasury Department for more help convincing Americans to get coins back in circulation.