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PublishedJanuary 29, 2018
LePage says long-delayed opioid antidote rules don’t need his OK
He appears to be letting the sales guidelines sent to him in August move forward, even though he opposes giving 18-year-olds access to lifesaving naloxone.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2018
Controversial Portland program uses marijuana and kratom to treat opioid addiction
Some people in recovery swear by the effectiveness of the drugs, but the FDA and many treatment experts say there is no credible evidence to support their use.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2018
Maine falls behind other states in efforts to prevent overdose deaths
As states from New Hampshire to California expand access to the overdose antidote naloxone, the LePage administration delays action that could save Maine lives.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2018
Democratic leaders put pressure on pharmacy board over naloxone rules
House Speaker Sara Gideon and Senate Minority Leader Troy Jackson send a letter to the state's regulatory board urging action on rules that would allow people to buy the opioid overdose antidote without a prescription.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2018
Maine Voices: LePage irresponsible to keep lifesaving drug naloxone from opioid users
The governor's outdated and disproven opinions deprive people of the chance to survive an overdose, enter recovery and make something of their lives.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2018
Why a life-saving drug still isn’t at hand: Bureaucracy
Twice Maine lawmakers have OK'd the purchase of Narcan, a heroin overdose antidote, without a prescription, but Gov. Paul LePage and the state's pharmacy regulators won't publish the rules that sanction its sale.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2018
Press Herald’s ‘Lost’ series recognized at U.S. Senate hearing
An award-winning author praises the newspaper's reporting during an exchange with Sen. Susan Collins at a hearing on the nation's opioid crisis.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2018
LePage stalls rules that would allow more access to drug that reverses overdoses
Despite the state's opioid crisis, regulations to guide over-the-counter sales of the lifesaving drug languish in the Governor's Office 5 months after approval.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2017
Opioid-related overdoses surge in Vermont
Deaths jumped nearly 160 percent between 2010 and 2016, a new report shows.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2017
Marine resources commissioner opposes task force to study addiction in fishing industry
Patrick Keliher of the Department of Marine Resources says the problem affects many industries, and fishing shouldn't be singled out.
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