‘Voices of Hope’ includes first-person stories of Mainers who have struggled with substance abuse and are living healthy lives.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Maine should treat, not punish, drug addiction
Arrest and incarceration have not slowed a steady increase in overdose deaths.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: To keep Maine families together, stop treating people who use drugs as criminals
L.D. 967, LR 1817 and L.D. 994 would give more people a path to treatment and throw fewer people in jail.
Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
MaineGeneral opens new addiction practice for those seeking treatment
MaineGeneral Addiction Medicine has locations in Waterville and Augusta for people seeking treatment for substance use disorder, opiate use disorder and treatment of other addictive substances.
Posted inFacing My Addiction
For some kids, staying home from school is more dangerous than COVID-19
Kids with addicted parents face a challenging future. We will experience the effects of a generation left behind at school for years to come.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Waterville Police say department’s Operation HOPE has helped more than 200 people
On Wednesday, Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives who is running against incumbent U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, met with Waterville Police to discuss the program that helps find treatment for people addicted to opioids.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Overdose risk during pandemic is tragic reality for some families
Experts have warned that prolonged isolation and uncertainty is a bad combination for drug users and people in recovery, but it’s too early to tell if overdose deaths have increased.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Even amid the outbreak, people dealing with addiction are not alone
Stay-at-home orders have made it difficult for people with substance use disorder, but there is still help out there.
Posted inFacing My Addiction
Understanding anger in addiction recovery
I locked my anger up in solitary confinement with my other emotions during a decade of drug use. Letting it back into the world has proven challenging.
Posted inFacing My Addiction
No one is coming to save you from addiction
You have to participate in your own recovery.