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PublishedApril 5, 2018
University of Maine at Farmington students host forum on opioid addiction
An instructor of courses dealing with addiction argued that medically assisted treatment is best option for dealing with addiction.
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PublishedApril 5, 2018
New peer-run center in Waterville helps those with mental health, substance abuse challenges
The Waterville Peer Recovery Center, run by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Maine, is open five days a week and offers classes and support groups.
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PublishedApril 5, 2018
Legislature votes to spend $6.6 million more a year to help uninsured in opioid struggle
The as-yet-unappropriated funds are intended to ease access to medication-assisted treatment for up to 500 Mainers, but now it's up to Gov. LePage.
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PublishedApril 4, 2018
Sen. Collins says she’s not giving up on fixes for Affordable Care Act
The Maine Republican, however, says she's not optimistic that such measures will be considered by Congress this year.
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PublishedApril 3, 2018
Groups press LePage to file Medicaid expansion plan as time runs out
Advocates for expansion keep pressure on the administration to act as Attorney General Janet Mills announces a $35 million windfall that she says could fund the program through the current two-year budget.
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PublishedApril 2, 2018
MaineGeneral needle exchange program expands to Waterville
The harm reduction program offers free and anonymous services to those who need services or counseling on Fridays.
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PublishedApril 1, 2018
Soaring premiums send thousands in Maine over a health care cliff
Insurance costs have grown by as much as 110 percent for those who earn too much to receive Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2018
Bill would undo LePage’s minimum age for buying overdose antidote without a prescription
The measure from House Speaker Sara Gideon would allow all Mainers, not just those 21 or older, to obtain naloxone as the state deals with an opioid crisis.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Portland Planning Board clears way for Maine Med’s big expansion
The $512 million project is expected to get underway in May and will require detours around a one-block section of Congress Street that will close for eight weeks.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Yucky ducky? Study reveals bath-time toy’s dirty secret
Researchers say those cute yellow bath-time rubber ducky toys are — as some parents have long suspected — a haven for nasty bugs.
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