opioid epidemic
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PublishedOctober 25, 2019
Maine to receive $5 million in Suboxone settlement
The award is part of a $700 million multistate legal settlement with the distributor of the drug, which is used to relieve symptoms of opioid withdrawal.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
What impeachment? All calm as Melania Trump visits Capitol
The first lady discusses opioid policy with members of the House and Senate, almost all Republicans.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2019
Insight: Rural health care problems not covered by Medicare for All
The debate over which type of insurance system America should have eclipses description of other important policy matters.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2019
Maine Voices: Our state should embrace overdose prevention sites as the evidence-based step they are
A federal judge recently ruled that they're not illegal, and data show that they save money, save lives and serve as a bridge into treatment.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
Study: Opioid crisis cost U.S. economy $631 billion over 4 years
The cost of this year's crisis is likely to be between $171 billion and $214 billion.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2019
Maine Voices: Establish pain management medical center to help control opioid epidemic
Bringing together conventional and alternative medicine, the state-funded institute would address the needs of patients, providers and families.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2019
Damariscotta grandparents pulled into opioid fight
After Morgan Mayo’s drug overdose death at 22, Florence and Ernest Bourgon pledged to honor her memory by creating a charity that raises both money and awareness.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2019
New South Portland substance use treatment center adds much-needed capacity
The center will treat about 150 patients a year at a time when Maine has struggled to meet demand for such programs.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2019
Justice Department slams DEA for allowing huge growth in painkillers as overdose deaths rose
Overdose deaths rose by an average of 8 percent from 1999 to 2013 and by a staggering 71 percent from 2013 to 2017.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2019
Maine names new director of mental health and substance abuse services
Jessica Pollard, who has been teaching at the Yale University School of Medicine, returns to her native state to lead an office that plays a key role in responding to the opioid crisis.
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