A state budget-cutting task force is considering a two-year MaineCare limit on some forms of drug addiction treatment.
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Panel mulls cutting drug addict treatment
A state budget-cutting task force is considering a two-year MaineCare limit on some forms of drug addiction treatment.
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Local officials collecting old, unused pills
Unused and expired medications will be collected Saturday at police stations, firehouses, town halls and selected pharmacies around Maine.
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Company objects to fines for sewer gas deaths
The owner of Stevens Electric & Pump Service says the company provided the proper safety equipment and training.
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Painkiller abuse summit ends with plan for task force
About 150 government officials, law enforcement leaders, physicians and others attended a conference today to address painkiller addiction.
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Maine’s legal battle against pills
Ten years ago, Jon Hinck was a lawyer representing addicts in a class-action lawsuit against the maker of OxyContin.
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PAINKILLER ABUSE: Coordination lack hurting state efforts
Ten years ago, Jon Hinck was a lawyer representing addicts in a class-action lawsuit against the maker of OxyContin.
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Maine CDC investigating new swine-origin flu
A child in Cumberland County is recovering from the new strain.
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Treatment works for pill addicts, but access a problem
The good news about Maine’s painkiller abuse epidemic, experts say, is that opiate addiction is treatable. The bad news is that Maine doesn’t have enough treatment options for all of the people who want or need it.
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Prescription drug addicts increasingly turn to violence to get fix
Pharmacy robberies, unheard of 15 years ago, have become regular occurrences around the state.