Downtown Lewiston business owner says city is ignoring worsening conditions, hurting her business

Billie-Jayne Cooke said she's seeing more homeless people, drug users, trash and human feces on and near her property now than ever before.

Lewiston council denies permit for Church of Safe Injection barbecue

A statement from the Church of Safe Injection said it's 'evident' from listening to the councilors who voted to deny the permit that 'there is considerable confusion about our organization and what we do.'

Mills announces plan to add 140 treatment beds to combat ongoing opioid crisis

The $6 million investment is the latest effort to reverse an epidemic that claimed a record 716 lives just last year.

WMARI consortium taking SUD prevention to western Maine schools

The Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative plans to make SUD prevention education at western Maine schools an annual program.

OHCHS partners with community to confront addiction

Western Maine addiction support and recovery groups are turning their attention to prevention of substance use disorder.

Augusta program could be first in Maine to offer overdose victims medication on-scene to treat withdrawal symptoms

Plans to help Augusta residents recover from substance use disorder include a proposal to offer people revived from an overdose by rescue workers immediate, on-scene treatment with Suboxone and help accessing longer-term treatment.

Rumford rally focuses on supporting those suffering substance abuse

Lewiston needs more opioid detoxification options, committee tells councilors

A comprehensive detox center was at the top of a long list of needs if Lewiston is “truly going to be a recovery-ready community,” representatives from the Mayoral Ad Hoc Committee on Substance Use and Recovery told the City Council on Tuesday.

Bill to add substance use disorder as a cause of death sets ‘terrible precedent,’ medical examiner says

The bill would mandate listing substance use disorder as the cause of death when applicable, but Maine's chief medical examiner said it's a bad idea.

Stephens Memorial Hospital extends services in addiction medicine

The Western Maine Comprehensive Addiction Medicine Program is a collaboration between multi-disciplinary health professionals within Western Maine Primary Care in Norway.