addiction
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PublishedMay 5, 2016
Letter to the editor: Why do addicts get free Metro bus pass but autistic boy must pay?
They say that God gave us free will, or that God works in mysterious ways. I often ponder what God was thinking when he chose to make my son autistic. Some will argue that God had nothing to do with the prevalence of autism – the old creationism-vs.-science debate. My family and I recently found […]
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PublishedApril 28, 2016
Maine Voices: Surviving an overdose often turns a life around – and Narcan makes it possible
The relatives and friends who slip into addiction deserve a second chance to realize their potential.
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PublishedApril 25, 2016
Maine Voices: LePage’s ignorance of addiction science worsens health crisis
Increased access to naloxone does not result in increased levels of heroin use – it may reduce usage.
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PublishedApril 9, 2016
Our View: Police can’t arrest Maine out of drug problem
Treatment is the only way to lower demand and give law enforcement a fighting chance.
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PublishedApril 1, 2016
Maine Voices: Lawmakers should defeat making drug possession a felony offense
Maine must move away from the failed policies of the drug war that merely filled up our prisons.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2016
Cynthia Dill: LePage’s ‘slip-up’ distracts from devastation of drug addiction
He vows to crack down on dealers – but what's the penalty for drugmakers that flooded the market with opioids, or doctors who recklessly prescribe painkillers?
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PublishedOctober 9, 2015
Our View: Treatment access key to success of pioneering drug amnesty effort
To make programs modeled on one in Gloucester, Mass., work in Maine, local and county police here should be getting more state support.
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