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Overdose

Published
August 5, 2022

Report highlights challenges to medication-assisted treatment access in rural Maine

The UVM-USM report surveyed more than 300 practitioners and community stakeholders to evaluate the unique needs and barriers to treatment for rural patients.
Published
July 3, 2022

Portland police report five overdoses, suspect contaminated heroin

They say the heroin likely contains a type of veterinary animal tranquilizer, which if injected can cause necrotic wounds, serious injury or death.
Published
June 29, 2022

Federal task force to crack down on overprescription of opioids in the region

Four additional federal prosecutors will help local and federal law enforcement bring criminal cases against doctors and medical providers who are diverting opiates for profit.
Published
March 6, 2022

Mainers gather for Black Balloon Day, marking 636 overdose deaths in 2021

Members of the Maine recovery community advocate for an amendment to the state Good Samaritan Law that would protect anyone at the scene of an overdose from punishment for nonviolent crimes.
Published
February 2, 2022

Four charged in overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams

The men are accused of distributing fentanyl-laced heroin of the kind that caused the death of Williams, who gained fame playing Omar Little on the HBO series ‘The Wire.’

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Published
January 17, 2022

Fatal fentanyl overdose of Connecticut 13-year-old brings calls for naloxone in schools

After the boy's death, investigators later found nearly 40 bags of fentanyl stashed in multiple locations within the school.
Published
August 31, 2021

Gov. Mills to increase Medicaid payments for residential treatment of substance use disorder

Tuesday's announcement came on International Overdose Awareness Day. The state lost a record 502 people to drug overdoses last year, and the numbers so far this year suggest that will be eclipsed.
Published
August 17, 2021

Shortage of naloxone hinders addiction treatment in Maine

Supplies of the lifesaving anti-overdose drug are stretched nationwide, putting pressure on Maine treatment centers.
Published
July 26, 2021

Maine first state to roll out text alerts when drug overdoses spike

A pilot program started by the state will let anyone with a cellphone receive free text messages alerting them to an increase in overdoses in their area and the potential that a deadly batch of drugs is on the market.
Published
July 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.