opioid epidemic
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PublishedMay 8, 2018
Our View: Bayside’s woes are bigger than one neighborhood
Gov. LePage's hostility to anti-poverty programs has made a bad situation worse.
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PublishedMay 2, 2018
Maine Voices: We must demand that legislators fund care for those with substance use disorder
Public health interventions save lives, but more friends and family will die if we don't pay for them now.
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PublishedApril 30, 2018
It’s time to stop playing politics with the lives of Mainers with addiction
The 128th Legislature has a significant opportunity to fund necessary legislation that would reduce deaths due to opioid overdose.
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PublishedApril 29, 2018
Maine Voices: Realistically? Maine’s fatal overdoses will increase this year
Alleged funding for opioid addiction treatment turns out to be a myth – and the annual death spiral is likely to continue.
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PublishedApril 25, 2018
Gov. LePage vetoes bill to increase access to overdose-reversing drug
The plan, which he says usurps the authority of pharmacists by removing age limits on purchases of naloxone without a prescription, now goes back to the Legislature for override votes.
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PublishedApril 23, 2018
Our View: LePage-era foot-dragging blocks access to treatment
The Legislature needs to act, or Maine will continue to do nothing in the face of a crisis.
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PublishedApril 21, 2018
The Maine Millennial: Seeing forest through trees after memorable night in woods
If some New Gloucester dwellers would do the same, they might recognize the need for a Day One facility.
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PublishedApril 21, 2018
State isn’t addressing drug crisis, critics say
Some hope that opioid-related measures can be salvaged during an extended veto day or special legislative session.
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PublishedApril 19, 2018
What’s left in limbo: Rundown of major unfinished business as 2018 legislative session ends
Here is a recap of some of the major issues debated in the Legislature this year, where they currently stand and their prospects going forward.
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PublishedApril 19, 2018
From Medicaid expansion to pot sales, partisan stalemate in Augusta leaves key issues unresolved
A late-night impasse over adjournment has members of the 128th Maine Legislature vehemently blaming political opponents, with time running out and the fate of unfinished legislation unclear.
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