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PublishedDecember 18, 2023
Maine on track to have fewer drug deaths in 2023
Overdose deaths through October were down 11.7% compared with the same time period in 2022.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Augusta Planning Board approves clinic for people recovering from opioid addiction
Discovery House plans to open an Acadia Healthcare Treatment Center at 14 Edison Drive in Augusta that would offer counseling and suboxone or methadone doses for patients in recovery from substance abuse.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2023
Fairfield concert to benefit Waterville Police Department’s Operation HOPE
The concert is scheduled for Saturday at Lawrence High School and will serve as a fundraiser for a program that helps those addicted to opioids get into treatment facilities.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2023
Our View: Settlement must be used to repair damage from drug addiction
Companies that helped precipitate the crisis will send tens of millions of dollars to Maine. We must use it the right way.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
As opioid settlement funds reach Maine, debate arises over how to use them
A nationwide coalition urges support for community-based organizations while some municipalities already plan to expand existing programs.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2023
Maine addiction recovery advocates notch legislative wins, eye future battles
Advocates secured additional funding for treatment beds and expanded access to naloxone last session. Another bill to create safe consumption sites failed, but the state will study the idea in the coming year.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2023
OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy, which shields Sackler family, can move ahead
Under a bankruptcy agreement, members of the wealthy Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma will be protected from civil lawsuits over the opioid crisis.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2023
Mills administration to distribute test strips to fight latest overdose threat
A sedative named xylazine is being combined with fentanyl, and the combination is driving up the number of fatal overdoses in Maine and the United States.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
Animal sedative adds new suffering to opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths?
Xylazine can cause severe skin wounds, but whether it is leading to more deaths is not yet clear.
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
Maine will receive at least $235 million in settlements from companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis
A Maine Monitor analysis looks at who stands to benefit from this money and why it matters.
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