substance use disorder
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PublishedNovember 27, 2021
Coronavirus pandemic overshadows another Maine crisis: Drug overdose deaths
Maine is on pace to lose more than 600 residents to overdose this year, which would shatter the record set just last year.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2021
State will use federal funds to give bonuses to direct care workers
The federal government has approved Maine's request to use $126 million in American Recovery Act funding to give bonuses to new and existing workers providing home- and community-based health services.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2021
Maine Voices: Working together to break the cycle of youth homelessness
The scope of this problem is daunting, but major efforts are underway in Maine to address it – involving partners across various sectors and youth who’ve been there.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2021
Maine expanding program for pregnant women with substance use disorder
The MaineMOM program launched in July and there will be a major effort to increase awareness of it this fall.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2021
Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club Zoom meeting to address opioid epidemic
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Gov. Mills to increase Medicaid payments for residential treatment of substance use disorder
Tuesday's announcement came on International Overdose Awareness Day. The state lost a record 502 people to drug overdoses last year, and the numbers so far this year suggest that will be eclipsed.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2021
Youth film aims to build compassion for substance misuse
The film, put together by Westbrook Partners for Prevention, was entirely youth lead.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Commentary: Want to reduce overdose rates? Treat poverty first
Restricted access to basic needs, along with chronic stress, make people in poverty more vulnerable to substance use disorder.
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PublishedJune 20, 2021
Our View: Criminal justice reforms atop Maine Legislature’s 2021 achievements
Now Gov. Mills should sign bills that would close Long Creek, end cash bail and decriminalize drug possession.
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PublishedJune 9, 2021
Our View: Maine drug laws only making bad situation worse
Treating substance use disorder as a moral failure to be punished is costly both in lives and tax dollars.