drugs
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Kennebunk doctor charged with illegally distributing opioids
The Criminal Division of the U.S. Justice Department arrested Merideth C. Norris, 52, on Wednesday.
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PublishedMay 12, 2022
Addiction experts aim to reduce stigma around substance abuse treatment, harm reduction
A panel of experts Wednesday night at Morse argued education, empathy and harm-reduction could reverse the troubling increase in drug-related deaths in Maine.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Oakland woman pleads not guilty in drug-induced death of her toddler son
Ashley Malloy's 14-month-old, Karson, died in November 2021 from complications due to the combined effects of fentanyl and tramadol, officials said.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Lawmakers look at easing limits on number of clean needles Maine exchanges can give out
A record 636 people in Maine died from drug overdoses last year.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2022
Maine CDC director opposes bill to legalize hallucinogenic mushrooms, says more research needed
Dr. Nirav Shah expressed concerns, including limits the on DHHS to regulate use of psilocybin and what he said was too little input from behavioral and public health experts.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2021
Waterville pair arrested after more than $100,000 of fentanyl, crack found in hotel room, police say
Police say Alexander Rizza III, 33, and Kayley Orcutt, 28, possessed illicit drugs with a street value of more than $100,000.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2021
Four arrested after searches of Fairfield house turn up drugs, explosive device, police say
Officers arrest Derek Poirier, 40, on Sunday at his Winter Street house. A day later, police searched the house again and arrested another three suspects.
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PublishedJune 28, 2021
Drug deaths in Portland hold steady
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PublishedJune 22, 2021
Biden administration endorses bill to end disparity in drug sentencing between crack and powder cocaine
The legislation would eliminate the sentencing disparity and give people who were convicted or sentenced for a federal cocaine offense a resentencing.
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PublishedJune 10, 2021
Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to U.S. charges
The charges include conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine, as well as a money-laundering conspiracy charge.