opioid epidemic
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PublishedApril 10, 2022
At the root of an epidemic in Maine: a prescription pad
Twenty years after Purdue Pharma introduced its pain medication, OxyContin, Maine lawmakers passed a bill that significantly stemmed the flow of pain pills into the state. A Sun Journal investigation found the new restrictions may have been too little, too late: A generation of Mainers were already grappling with substance use disorder and a growing illicit drug trade was ready to meet the demand.
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PublishedApril 9, 2022
Florida groups canvass spring breakers to warn of fentanyl
The synthetic drug can be 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin or prescription opioids.
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PublishedApril 3, 2022
States look for solutions as U.S. fentanyl deaths keep rising
With fentanyl driving fatal overdoses to record levels in the U.S., state governments are scrambling for solutions.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Congress urges DOJ, Treasury to examine drug companies’ plans to turn opioid settlements into tax breaks
Congress is calling on federal officials to review four large drug companies' plans to deduct the cost of a landmark opioid settlement from their taxes.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2022
‘Scum of the earth’: Opioid victims face owners of Purdue Pharma
Addiction and overdose survivors and those who have lost loved ones have unleashed their emotions on members of the family they blame for fueling the opioid epidemic.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Mainers gather for Black Balloon Day, marking 636 overdose deaths in 2021
Members of the Maine recovery community advocate for an amendment to the state Good Samaritan Law that would protect anyone at the scene of an overdose from punishment for nonviolent crimes.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
Portrayed as villain in TV series about opioid crisis, ex-U.S. attorney for Maine says he didn’t sell out
Jay McCloskey, who has a brief but unflattering portrayal in the new miniseries 'Dopesick,' defends his work for the OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma in the early 2000s.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Congressional report calls for new strategy for opioids and a Cabinet-level leader
Recent news that overdose deaths surpassed 100,000 in one year has caught the public's attention.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2022
Westbrook joins in lawsuit against opioid companies
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2022
Maine to receive $130 million over 18 years in national opioid lawsuit settlement
The money will be used to fight the ongoing epidemic that resulted in a record number of overdose deaths last year.
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