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PublishedMay 29, 2018
Portland doctor on front lines of heroin crisis publishes poetry book
Dr. Mary Dowd says poems are born of grief, a feeling she knows well as a caregiver for hundreds of Mainers who struggle with addiction.
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PublishedMay 28, 2018
Solutions to opioid crisis separate candidates for Maine governor
Democrats and Republicans differ over Medicaid expansion to provide more treatment and on the need for more law enforcement.
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PublishedMay 23, 2018
Bangor doctor testifies at Senate hearing on opioid epidemic’s impact on the elderly
Many with chronic pain have been on prescription painkillers at relatively high doses, putting them at risk of health problems and making them vulnerable to exploitation, says Dr. Charles Pattavina of St. Joseph Hospital.
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PublishedMay 21, 2018
Drugs and detention: A revolving door of despair
In America, particularly in Appalachia, addiction is landing more women behind bars.
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PublishedMay 17, 2018
Citing Portland’s opioid lawsuit, hospitals withdraw from groups seeking to treat addiction
The parent of Mercy and EMMC is unhappy that the lawsuit partially blames one of its former doctors for the opioid crisis.
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PublishedMay 17, 2018
Maine woman overdoses in hot car with her child in the back seat
Sara Donlon was found by first responders passed out in her car in Manchester, New Hampshire, with her 4-year-old son in the back seat, police say.
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PublishedMay 2, 2018
Maine Voices: We must demand that legislators fund care for those with substance use disorder
Public health interventions save lives, but more friends and family will die if we don't pay for them now.
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PublishedApril 29, 2018
Maine Voices: Realistically? Maine’s fatal overdoses will increase this year
Alleged funding for opioid addiction treatment turns out to be a myth – and the annual death spiral is likely to continue.
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PublishedApril 25, 2018
Gov. LePage vetoes bill to increase access to overdose-reversing drug
The plan, which he says usurps the authority of pharmacists by removing age limits on purchases of naloxone without a prescription, now goes back to the Legislature for override votes.
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PublishedApril 21, 2018
State isn’t addressing drug crisis, critics say
Some hope that opioid-related measures can be salvaged during an extended veto day or special legislative session.
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