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PublishedMarch 21, 2019
Maine will get $2.3 million in federal funds to fight opioid crisis
The award, part of a $1.4 billion national funding effort by the Trump administration, will help the state expand medication-assisted treatment for people with opioid use disorder.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2019
‘Horrific. Staggering. Gigantic’: Panel discusses opioid epidemic
The plague of opioid abuse, the panel says, "is everybody's problem."
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PublishedMarch 13, 2019
Obama officials failed to focus as fentanyl burned its way across America
Despite mounting deaths and warnings, the administration did not take extraordinary measures to confront an extraordinary crisis, experts say.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2019
Supplemental budget supports medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder
The Legislature's budget-writing committee approved a $7.5 million spending package that will end time limits on Medicaid eligibility for Methadone treatments established under former Gov. Paul LePage.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2019
‘The Soupman’ comes to Maine to help the homeless and fight the opioid crisis
Peter Kelleher lost his son to an overdose in Bangor in 2016 and now dedicates his life to providing critical supplies to homeless people.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2019
Maine had fewer overdose deaths in 2018 but opioid epidemic remains a ‘public health crisis’
Attorney General Aaron Frey released a report Friday estimating there were 376 drug overdose deaths in Maine last year.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
‘Time for our state to recover’: Mills signs order to combat opioid crisis
The governor orders the purchase of 35,000 doses of overdose-reversing naloxone; integration of medication-assisted treatment into the criminal justice system; and creation of a statewide network of 250 recovery coaches.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2019
Family made billions on opioid as crisis raged, filing says
The state of Massachusetts says Purdue Pharma used discounts to keep people taking its drugs longer despite their risks.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2019
Advocates urge decriminalization, safe injection sites in opioids crisis report
The Maine Coalition for Sensible Drug Policy calls for efforts to end the stigma attached to substance use disorder and invest in harm-reduction strategies.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2019
Gov. Mills shifts the tone in tackling Maine’s opioid crisis
The Democratic governor has made addressing the epidemic one of her top priorities. Her ideas are likely to be vastly different from her predecessor's.
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