addiction
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PublishedMay 16, 2021
The Maine Millennial: Maine should treat, not punish, drug addiction
Arrest and incarceration have not slowed a steady increase in overdose deaths.
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PublishedApril 9, 2021
Maine Voices: To keep Maine families together, stop treating people who use drugs as criminals
L.D. 967, LR 1817 and L.D. 994 would give more people a path to treatment and throw fewer people in jail.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2021
Portland Recovery Community Center closes on new property
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2021
Portland stands by strict rules for needle exchange despite warnings of higher risk
The city's health and human services director says the program has maintained access to clean syringes without relaxing its exchange rules, but public health experts say the more restrictive approach can put people at risk during the pandemic.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2021
Growing recovery center plans to relocate
The Portland Recovery Community Center on Forest Avenue hopes to more than double its space to better meet its expanding membership's needs.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2020
Road race to remember those lost to addiction takes virtual turn
The Family Restored's Memorial Race will be held virtually next week.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
For some kids, staying home from school is more dangerous than COVID-19
Kids with addicted parents face a challenging future. We will experience the effects of a generation left behind at school for years to come.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Overdose risk during pandemic is tragic reality for some families
Experts have warned that prolonged isolation and uncertainty is a bad combination for drug users and people in recovery, but it's too early to tell if overdose deaths have increased.
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PublishedApril 6, 2020
Our View: Even amid the outbreak, people dealing with addiction are not alone
Stay-at-home orders have made it difficult for people with substance use disorder, but there is still help out there.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2020
Understanding anger in addiction recovery
I locked my anger up in solitary confinement with my other emotions during a decade of drug use. Letting it back into the world has proven challenging.
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