The misconception regarding the dangers of accidental overdose is dangerous and harmful.
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We suffer more in imagination than reality
Addiction to drugs and alcohol often coincides with an addiction to control. I think all of us want to control our environment and relationships to some degree.
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Advocates warn of gaps in Maine’s gambling addiction program
As the state considers expanding gambling options, clinicians warn there are not enough resources to help people addicted to games of chance.
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Suboxone isn’t a cure, but it’s a needed option on the road to recovery
There aren’t enough doctors willing to prescribe Suboxone, but the demand is there.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Recovering addicts tell their stories at UMF forum
Courtney Allen and Missy Craig describe the path they took to addiction and how they turned their lives around.
Posted inLocal & State
Addiction treatment facility for veterans proposed at Augusta riverside property
The project could take place on land now owned by the state, adjacent to the vacant Kennebec Arsenal.
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University of Maine at Farmington students host ‘Addiction in Our Community’ event
Students in the school’s Addiction Rehabilitation program created the event to help campus and community recovery effort as the state continues to grapple with record numbers of overdose deaths.
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Maine experts hail U.S. surgeon general’s report on addiction crisis
Public health officials and treatment specialists say “Facing Addiction in America” could change the public’s perception that drug abuse is a moral failing rather than a disease.
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Landmark report by surgeon general calls drug crisis ‘a moral test for America’
Part of the reason for the report is to change attitudes about addiction and the stigma that users feel, and to present evidence that addiction is a treatable brain disease, with new therapies under development.
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Addiction rehab scholarship established in memory of Devon Higgins
The fund, which is accepting donations, will help pay for 30-day stays in residential treatment facilities for those ready to get ‘clean.’