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PublishedFebruary 4, 2021
McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600 million for its role in opioid crisis
The payments are earmarked for abating the raging overdose and addiction crisis that has deepened during the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2021
Police investigate 6 fatal overdoses in Sebago Lake region
Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce says 4 of the fatal overdoses since Dec. 1 occurred in Standish.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2021
Maine recovery coalition makes decriminalizing drug possession a legislative priority
Rep. Anne Perry, a Democrat from Calais, is sponsoring a bill to make possession a civil offense, not a crime.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2021
2020 will likely set new record for most drug overdose deaths in Maine
The 380 drug-related deaths in the first nine months of last year matches the total for all of 2019 and puts Maine on pace to surpass the previous high of 417, in 2017.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Justice Department suing Walmart, alleges company helped fuel opioid crisis
The suit alleges the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Family behind OxyContin acknowledges its role in opioid crisis
Purdue Pharma's marketing efforts have been blamed for contributing to an addiction and overdose crisis that has been linked to 470,000 deaths in the U.S. over the past two decades.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2020
Portland city councilors hear support for creating safe drug injection site
No action was taken at Tuesday's public hearing before the Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
Lewiston and Auburn seeing more drug overdoses during pandemic
Numbers of overdoses in the Twin Cities mirror increases seen statewide and nationally.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
Overdose deaths in Maine surged in first half of 2020
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey says 'the increased isolation of living through the pandemic' is a contributing factor in the 27% increase over the second half of 2019.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will plead guilty to 3 criminal charges
The pleas are part of a settlement of more than $8 billion.
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