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Maine heroin/opioids

Published
August 25, 2017

Advocates still working on regional effort to fight opioid crisis, receive funding

The Greater Portland Addiction Collaborative is seeking a Pay for Success award worth several million dollars to combat the growing opioid epidemic.
Published
August 23, 2017

More signs emerge that doctors are prescribing fewer opioids in Maine

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said opioid prescriptions written to its customers over a one-year period ending June 30 had declined 15 percent compared to the same period a year earlier.
Published
August 13, 2017

Opioid prescriptions rose in 2 Maine counties, CDC says

Kennebec and Somerset showed an increase from 2010 to 2015, but those numbers might be off.
Published
July 25, 2017

Mainers will soon be able to get Narcan over the counter

More than a year after the original law passed, state regulators will finally meet next week to craft rules for pharmacies to dispense the overdose-reversal drug.
Published
July 24, 2017

Portland may join lawsuit against opioid manufacturers

The City Council is scheduled to discuss whether or not to bring a separate case during an executive session on Aug. 2.

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Published
July 18, 2017

Operation Hope stops sending clients out of New England for opioid addiction treatment

The Scarborough police chief, who oversees the program, cites media reports of fraudulent practices at clinics in Florida.
Published
June 21, 2017

Innovators look to technology for ways to tackle opioid crisis

Panelists at the fourth annual Maine Startup and Create Week conference in Portland seek new solutions for the treatment and prevention of abuse.
Published
June 21, 2017

Nearly 3 pounds of heroin and cocaine seized in Sanford bust

Three men from Lowell and Lawrence, Mass., and a Sanford resident are charged with trafficking.
Published
June 20, 2017

In a year, nearly 1.3 million Americans needed hospital care for opioid-related issues

Maine is one of 10 states with the highest rate of opioid-related hospital admissions.
Published
June 4, 2017

Belgrade couple’s 400-mile bike ride supports drug-recovery effort

They will travel seven days along Maine's coast to raise money for addiction treatment.