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PublishedApril 17, 2017
Quest for less addictive painkillers is slow and costly
Researchers have had minimal success creating alternatives to opioids, but some new approaches offer hope.
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PublishedApril 11, 2017
Addiction recovery advocates praise opioid treatment plan announced by Mayhew
Maine's health and human services commissioner earmarks $4.8 million for the Opioid Health Home model, which will provide comprehensive, medication-assisted treatment.
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PublishedApril 11, 2017
Speakers at hearing support limiting drug company gifts to Maine doctors
A bill seeking an annual cap of $50 seeks to end any influences on the prescribing of opioids, painkillers that are often a precursor to heroin use.
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PublishedApril 11, 2017
Maine attorney general: Report on overdose deaths highlights need for more treatment
Service centers like Portland and Bangor have been hit hardest by the epidemic, revised state data shows.
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PublishedApril 7, 2017
Another task force tries to come to grips with heroin crisis in Maine
At its first meeting, it reviews recommendations issued just 11 months ago by an earlier opioid commission.
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PublishedApril 2, 2017
Major DEA opioid case falters on uncertain legal grounds
The agency targeted an oxycodone manufacturer for ignoring its responsibility to report suspicious orders as 500 million of its pills ended up in Florida, but a tentative settlement calls for a fine and no admission of wrongdoing.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2017
Two midcoast businessmen plan to sue state over cap on opioid painkiller doses
A new DHHS rule is aimed at reducing addiction, but the long-term users with chronic pain say they need strong medication to function and do their jobs.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2017
Maine attorney general launches ad warning of link between prescription painkillers, heroin
Four in 5 heroin users say they started on a prescription, says Janet Mills, whose office produced the spot that will appear on television in the coming months.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2017
LePage defends handling of opioid crisis, says treatment is available and free
Addicts without insurance can get help at certain methadone clinics, he says while blaming Democrats for fighting his efforts to add treatment capacity.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2017
Woman in labor demanded injection of heroin and meth, police say
New Hampshire police say Rhianna Frenette used an unsanitary syringe to try to inject Felicia Farruggia at least once before she was successful.
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