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PublishedJuly 9, 2019
Effort to increase Medicaid patients’ access to opioid treatment is threatened
A provision in federal law designed to control costs – called the upper payment limit – is creating an obstacle.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2019
Oklahoma presses opioid case against Johnson & Johnson
Attorney General Mike Hunter has secured about $355 million from two groups of defendant drug makers in the state's lawsuit against opioid manufacturers.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2019
Our View: Two good reasons for treatment behind bars
Medication-assisted treatment in jails and prisons makes good sense, and it's being backed by the courts.
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PublishedJune 30, 2019
Maine doctors writing fewer opioid prescriptions
The state has seen a 41.5 percent drop in opioid prescribing since 2013, seventh-highest in the nation, as physicians work to limit the risks of dependency.
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PublishedJune 14, 2019
Saco Rep. O’Neil: We need a bold plan to combat the opioid epidemic
A small excise tax paid by manufacturers of opioids would help pay for addiction treatment and prevention.
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PublishedJune 10, 2019
Medical pot laws no answer for U.S. opioid deaths, study finds
States passing medical marijuana laws saw a 23 percent higher than expected rate of deaths involving prescription opioids, according to the researchers.
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PublishedJune 7, 2019
Our View: Where were regulators as opioids spread?
A lawsuit against Purdue Pharma is welcome, but the company should have been stopped years ago.
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PublishedJune 6, 2019
Bill to fund needle exchanges in Maine awaits funding
Lawmakers have passed a bill to direct $1.7 million to boost needle exchange programs.
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PublishedJune 3, 2019
Maine becomes latest state to sue pharmaceutical company over opioid crisis
Attorney General Aaron Frey files a lawsuit that accuses Purdue Pharma of deceptive business practices in marketing the drugs to the state's health care providers.
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PublishedMay 23, 2019
Mills to host opioid response summit in July
Participants will include Michael Botticelli, President Obama's drug czar, and Sam Quinones, author of ‘Dreamland,’ an influential book on the opioid epidemic.
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