opioid epidemic
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PublishedAugust 5, 2022
Report highlights challenges to medication-assisted treatment access in rural Maine
The UVM-USM report surveyed more than 300 practitioners and community stakeholders to evaluate the unique needs and barriers to treatment for rural patients.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2022
Maine Voices: Death at jail shows we’re paying high price for opioid epidemic
Those who oversee the health and wellbeing of adults behind bars are clearly ill equipped for that responsibility.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2022
Aunt of woman who died at York County Jail wants answers
State police are investigating Nicole Turner's death as a suspected overdose, prompting Peggy Turner to ask how her niece got drugs in jail or whether she was going through withdrawal.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2022
Fatal drug overdoses soar in Portland, mirroring statewide trend
There have been 28 in the city in the first six months of 2022, surpassing the 23 that occurred in all of last year.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2022
More Maine health care professionals entering substance use, mental health programs
More doctors, nurses and health care providers are receiving help amid the pandemic. The uptick reflects the increase in substance use overall.
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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Supreme Court sides with doctors convicted in pain pill schemes
Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that prosecutors must prove that doctors knew they were illegally prescribing powerful pain drugs in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
South Portland getting assist with substance abuse prevention efforts
City departments and organizations have been working with The Opportunity Alliance, which is co-sponsoring a community cleanup event June 4.
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PublishedMay 11, 2022
Kari Morissette, director of Church of Safe Injection, dead at 33
In announcing Morissette's passing, peers described her as "a fierce advocate and friend to people who use drugs, fighting for their health, rights and dignity."
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PublishedApril 23, 2022
The opioid epidemic is putting immense pressure on Maine’s child welfare and education systems
In half of all cases in Maine in which a child is removed from the home, an Office of Child and Family Services investigation identified the parent or caregiver's substance use a risk factor.
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PublishedApril 19, 2022
Mills vows veto if changes to Good Samaritan bill aren’t narrowed
The governor wants the bill, which already has passed the House and the Senate, to be rewritten so that only those helping a person who is overdosing receive immunity.
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