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PublishedDecember 5, 2017
West Bath man gets 14 years in prison for ex-girlfriend’s fatal dose of heroin and fentanyl
Mickey Gilley, 35, is sentenced in U.S. District Court for distributing the drugs to the woman last year.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2017
Maine bill to confront addiction among fishermen moves ahead
A bill to create a task force to address the problem will go to the full Legislature next year.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2017
Maine gets federal grant to target opioid trafficking
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency must use the money to target the illegal opioid trade.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2017
New Hampshire man sentenced to 7 years in toddler’s fentanyl death
The former Hampton man brought his unresponsive stepson to the fire department, where he dropped a baggie of fentanyl.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2017
Maine leads New England in drug take-back day collections
Mainers turned in 41,500 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2017
More than 2,200 pounds of drugs turned over to Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
The office is collecting unwanted prescription medications as part of National Drug Take-Back Day.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2017
Our View: President Trump’s anti-opioid proposal falls far short of need
His emergency declaration offers ringing promises on how he'll fight addiction – but not the cash to fulfill them.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2017
Trump declaration on opioid crisis greeted with hope and skepticism in Maine
Treatment providers, doctors and others say the president's action has symbolic value, but a commitment of money and other resources is needed to have a significant impact.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2017
Addicts may benefit from an expansion of Medicaid
Uninsured Mainers can't afford treatment, and hospitals are bearing the rising costs of unreimbursed emergency room care for opioid addiction.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2017
Municipal officials hear gritty details of Maine’s drug crisis
As part of the Maine Municipal Association's annual convention, front-line responders spoke about what they see daily and what they hope can be done.
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