The forum at Central Maine Community College was organized by Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-2nd District.
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Maine has second-highest rate of babies born addicted to opioids
The federal CDC says the rate was 30.4 of every 1,000 births in 2012, double what it was in 2008.
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Jackson Lab will study whether genetic traits play role in addiction
The $11.7 million five-year project could lead to new treatment and prevention options and change perceptions.
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Three York County police departments join drug treatment initiative
Public safety agencies in Kittery, York and Eliot join a growing list of departments that are choosing to treat drug addiction like a disease rather than a crime.
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Amid Maine’s drug crisis, DHHS slow to expand treatment options
The agency hasn’t advanced three addiction programs that have already been funded, raising concerns among providers over the lack of urgency.
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More states ban kratom supplement over addiction worries
Yet advocates staunchly insist the herb is nothing more than a natural analgesic that can be safely used to alleviate pain, combat fatigue and reduce depression and anxiety.