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PublishedJuly 20, 2021
Tentative opioid deal would provide $26 billion and a new way to regulate painkillers
Opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. have claimed more than 500,000 lives since 1999, and Maine's drug overdose deaths increased by 33% in 2020.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2021
Maine expanding opioid treatment during wave of overdose deaths
Gov. Janet Mills says at Maine's third Opioid Response Summit that isolation caused by the pandemic and resulting mental health challenges contributed to more substance use.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
U.S. overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year
‘COVID has greatly exacerbated the crisis,’ says a public health researcher who tracks overdose trends.
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PublishedJune 23, 2021
Drug overdose deaths continue to rise at record pace in Maine
The latest figures indicate that Mainers with substance use disorder continue to struggle with the effects of the pandemic, putting 2021 on pace to surpass the record deaths in 2020.
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PublishedJune 17, 2021
Opioids rip through U.S. workforce, with deaths at record level
Opioids are behind about three-fourths of the overdoses, according to Wednesday’s data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PublishedApril 4, 2021
Maine considers a new strategy in battle against opioid epidemic: decriminalization
Proposed legislation could make Maine the second state to stop arresting people for possessing small amounts of drugs such as opioids, and instead steer them toward treatment.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2021
Drug overdose deaths remain high in latest monthly report
The Maine Attorney General's Office report showed 45 confirmed or suspected deaths in February, down slightly from January but still above the monthly average in 2020, a record year.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2021
Police departments get new tool to reduce overdose deaths: fentanyl test strips
The strips can make users aware that the deadly opioid is present in drugs they are taking so they can take precautions.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2021
Phish guitarist to found substance abuse treatment center
Trey Anastasio, who has been sober for 14 years, plans to start the center in Vermont, where the band was formed in 1983
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
Maine overdose deaths set new record in 2020, and 2021 started even worse
Drug overdose deaths surged in January, with 58 confirmed or suspected fatal overdoses, the highest monthly figure in at least a year.
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