Maine House narrowly supports bill that would allow safe drug consumption sites

Thursday's 77-66 vote followed emotional testimony on both sides. The measure now goes to the Senate.

Mills announces plan to add 140 treatment beds to combat ongoing opioid crisis

The $6 million investment is the latest effort to reverse an epidemic that claimed a record 716 lives just last year.

‘Keep them alive’: More states legalize fentanyl test strips to combat surging opioid deaths

A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths.

Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor

The delay has raised concerns about how the revolving door between government and industry may be impacting the DEA’s mission to police drug companies blamed for tens of thousands of American overdose deaths.

Eduardo Porter: Fentanyl will win the war on drugs

Quiet and parents’ touch help opioid users’ newborns, study finds

Babies born to opioid users, including mothers in treatment with medications such as methadone, can develop withdrawal symptoms after exposure in the womb.

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here’s what it means.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved over-the-counter sales of the overdose antidote naloxone, marking the first time an opioid treatment drug will be available without a prescription.

Augusta program could be first in Maine to offer overdose victims medication on-scene to treat withdrawal symptoms

Plans to help Augusta residents recover from substance use disorder include a proposal to offer people revived from an overdose by rescue workers immediate, on-scene treatment with Suboxone and help accessing longer-term treatment.

Recovery community welcomes Mills’ focus on opioid crisis but fears it’s not enough

The governor announced several new initiatives to combat the deadly opioid crisis during her annual speech to the Legislature on Tuesday.

Two new recovery centers coming to Franklin County

The first recovery centers in the area will offer a safe location for those who are recovering from substance abuse and will help combat the ongoing opioid crisis in the state of Maine.