opioid epidemic
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PublishedMay 10, 2017
Trump health secretary hears, in private, about Maine opioid crisis
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price met with Gov. Paul LePage and others at the State House as part of a listening tour around the country.
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PublishedMay 4, 2017
Maine Voices: Pathway to addiction recovery needs to be an unobstructed one
And no one is going to get well without proper housing during their recovery period.
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PublishedApril 28, 2017
Lawmakers consider ‘medical amnesty’ bill for drug users who report overdoses
Other measures aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic would fund medication-assisted treatment and needle exchanges.
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PublishedApril 23, 2017
Cynthia Dill: Too many are being strangled by the disability ‘safety net’
Disability benefits often fail to address the real issues: poverty, pain and mental illness.
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PublishedApril 22, 2017
Commentary: Maine needs a reform governor – and the pickings are slim
We have work to do, and we need a leader for our future. Now we just need some reform candidates.
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PublishedApril 21, 2017
Task force on Maine opioid crisis seeks more information
Members express frustration about a lack of solid data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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PublishedApril 21, 2017
Maine attorney general joins letter urging Trump not to cut drug treatment funds
A group of 19 Democratic attorneys general is the latest in a series of letters speaking out about various policies.
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PublishedApril 21, 2017
Maine to receive $2 million in federal money to fight opioid addiction
The federal government is dispensing $485 million among all 50 states.
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PublishedApril 17, 2017
Quest for less addictive painkillers is slow and costly
Researchers have had minimal success creating alternatives to opioids, but some new approaches offer hope.
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PublishedApril 14, 2017
Commentary: DHHS fighting Maine’s drug crisis with innovation, collaboration
It is important to put a face to the heroin epidemic and to tell the stories of Mainers facing heartache, Commissioner Mary Mayhew says.
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