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PublishedDecember 25, 2016
Even amid crisis, opioid makers plied doctors with perks
The practice raises ethical questions, and even fellow doctors frown upon Maine's top 2015 beneficiary, a Manchester physician who not only prescribes painkillers but also treats addiction.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2016
One-third of long-term users say they got hooked on prescription opioids
A survey raises sharp questions about the responsibility of doctors for the epidemic of addiction.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2016
21st Century Cures Act includes funding for opioid treatment programs
Over two years, $1 billion will be distributed to the states, but it's not clear how much Maine will receive.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2016
N.Y. man gets 11½ years in prison for distributing heroin in Maine
Todd Rasberry, 35, was arrested and charged last year after federal agents seized 51 grams of heroin from a motel room in Scarborough.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2016
Authorities investigate death at Androscoggin County Jail
A 52-year-old man died one day after being booked into the jail on drug-related charges, according to the Androscoggin County sheriff.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2016
Two arrested following Cushing man’s suspected overdose death
Karl Crute Jr. and Ranae Robbins were arrested after Christopher Delano was found dead of an apparent heroin overdose Tuesday.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2016
Drug overdose deaths in Maine now averaging 1 a day
Deaths this year – mostly from heroin, prescription opioids and fentanyl – totaled a record 286 through September, amid calls for more action to alleviate the crisis.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2016
White House visit by Portland addiction collaborative could pave the way to opioid funding
Portland, if it gets the grant, will be among the first Pay for Success programs to address the growing opioid epidemic.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2016
Two in Lubec charged with selling heroin, crack cocaine
Police say the arrests followed an influx of heroin into Washington County
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2016
Angus King urges Senate colleagues to fund law designed to stem drug epidemic
Saying 78 people die each day from the 'scourge,' Maine's independent senator wants the $181 million authorized in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act included in a measure to fund the government through Dec. 9.
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