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PublishedMay 23, 2019
Mills to host opioid response summit in July
Participants will include Michael Botticelli, President Obama's drug czar, and Sam Quinones, author of ‘Dreamland,’ an influential book on the opioid epidemic.
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PublishedMay 3, 2019
Federal, state investigators charge 25 people in Down East drug trafficking case
Authorities say the defendants, from Maine and New York, distributed crack, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York City in Washington and Hancock counties.
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PublishedApril 18, 2019
Drug overdose deaths declined in 2018 but remain at historic levels
Maine had 354 drug deaths last year, a 15 percent decrease from the record set in 2017.
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PublishedApril 17, 2019
Doctors in 5 states charged with prescribing painkillers for cash, sex
Justice Department alleges that health professionals in Appalachia illegally dispensed 32 million pills.
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PublishedApril 14, 2019
Maine pursues plan to stock schools with anti-overdose medication
All of the state's public high schools and middle schools would have naloxone available in an effort being developed by the Mills administration.
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PublishedApril 3, 2019
In effort to prevent overdose deaths, state plans to put ‘NaloxBoxes’ in public buildings
Maine's director of opioid response described the plan at the first meeting of Gov. Janet Mills' Prevention and Recovery Cabinet.
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PublishedApril 2, 2019
Auburn police warn Church of Safe Injection against needle distribution
The Auburn Police Department warned Jesse Harvey, the founder of the Church of Safe Injection, that if he exchanged syringes with anyone Tuesday, he would be charged with a misdemeanor.
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PublishedApril 1, 2019
Advocates make case for bill to legalize ‘safe injection’ sites in Maine
They say that giving drug users a medically supervised place to use drugs would reduce overdose deaths and public health concerns while helping guide users into treatment. But such facilities are illegal under federal law.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2019
Judge orders Aroostook County Jail to provide opioid treatment to inmate
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen says the jail would be violating the Americans with Disabilities Act if it denied Brenda Smith access to Suboxone while she serves her 40-day term.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2019
Purdue Pharma, state of Oklahoma reach settlement in landmark opioid lawsuit
As the first agreement in the current wave of litigation against drug companies, the deal could influence future legal action over the cost of the opioid epidemic.
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