opioid epidemic
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
Overdose deaths in Maine surged in first half of 2020
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey says 'the increased isolation of living through the pandemic' is a contributing factor in the 27% increase over the second half of 2019.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will plead guilty to 3 criminal charges
The pleas are part of a settlement of more than $8 billion.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2020
Our View: Advocate’s death is a tragic reminder
The loss of Jesse Harvey shows that the opioid epidemic is still here.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
States says opioid crisis has cost them $630B since 2007
U.S. state and territorial governments say the opioid crisis has cost them $630 billion since 2007 and that the cost could balloon to more than $2 trillion over the next two decades.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
Maine to launch ‘rapid response team’ to combat opioid crisis
The $3 million initiative would try to reach people with substance use disorder who are not in recovery programs.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Mills administration to convene summit on responding to opioid crisis
Dr. Vivek Murthy, former U.S. surgeon general, will be the keynote speaker at Thursday's virtual event, to be held less than a week after the state announced a surge in drug overdose deaths in the first quarter of this year.
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PublishedMay 17, 2020
Maine Voices: Recovery community offers insight into living during lockdown
Connection, structure and the ability to laugh at yourself are key to surviving and helping others make it through, too.
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PublishedMay 14, 2020
Beckett Cypher, 21-year-old son of Melissa Etheridge, dies
Etheridge released a statement saying opioid addiction was behind Cypher's death.
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PublishedMay 5, 2020
Free Narcan training offered online this month
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PublishedMay 1, 2020
Maine had 380 drug overdose deaths last year, a 7% increase
The number was lower than the state's peak of 417 overdose deaths in 2017, but it reversed a significant decline in 2018.
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