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Posted inHealth, Maine
MaineGeneral opens new addiction practice for those seeking treatment
MaineGeneral Addiction Medicine has locations in Waterville and Augusta for people seeking treatment for substance use disorder, opiate use disorder and treatment of other addictive substances.
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Posted inMaine, News
Portland stands by strict rules for needle exchange despite warnings of higher risk
The city’s health and human services director says the program has maintained access to clean syringes without relaxing its exchange rules, but public health experts say the more restrictive approach can put people at risk during the pandemic.
Posted inMaine, News
Overdose risk during pandemic is tragic reality for some families
Experts have warned that prolonged isolation and uncertainty is a bad combination for drug users and people in recovery, but it’s too early to tell if overdose deaths have increased.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Advocates warn of gaps in Maine’s gambling addiction program
As the state considers expanding gambling options, clinicians warn there are not enough resources to help people addicted to games of chance.
Posted inMaine, sj-web
York County launches treatment program for addicted inmates
The York County Sheriff’s Office and a local addiction recovery group have won a state grant to bring the gold standard in opiate addiction treatment to a small group of inmates at the jail. Up to 10 inmates could begin a regimen of medication-assisted treatment before the end of the year through the new pilot […]
Posted inbPlus, sj-web
Lewiston counselor hopes his hot-air heroin balloon will prompt a different outlook on solving addiction
It’s a metaphor that just keeps on giving. A few years ago, artist Michael Libby began thinking about the heroin epidemic in terms of a hot-air balloon floating into uncertainty. He had lost a brother to a heroin overdose and he responded to that tragedy in a variety of ways. He walked the perimeters of […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Christopher J. Chappell
LEWISTON — Christopher J. Chappell, 40, died unexpectedly Thursday, June 28. Chris was born Aug. 30, 1977, in Lewiston. He is the son of Jeff and Cathy Chappell of Auburn. As a child and teenager growing up in Poland, Chris enjoyed fishing with his dad, being with his cousins, playing football and baseball and skateboarding and […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: Sympathy for the dope sick
The aching is intense and it is everywhere. It’s there in your legs, humming like a million angry volts. It’s in your back, too, a constant band of pain you can’t put out of your mind for even a few seconds. It’s hard to say which is worse, the roaring ache in your bones or […]
Posted inConnections, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
UMF to present second annual Addiction Forum on April 4
FARMINGTON — With the continuing opioid crisis and the impact of addiction on families, the University of Maine at Farmington is presenting its second annual “Addiction Forum” from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, in the North Dining Halls, UMF Olsen Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. The forum […]