Christopher Hutchinson, 28, of Cushing faces manslaughter charges in the deaths of two crew members after his lobster boat sank in 2014.
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Woman in labor demanded injection of heroin and meth, police say
New Hampshire police say Rhianna Frenette used an unsanitary syringe to try to inject Felicia Farruggia at least once before she was successful.
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Drugs are killing so many West Virginians the state can’t keep up with the funerals
The state’s overdose death rate is the highest in the country and nearly three times the national average.
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Maryland governor declares opioid ‘state of emergency,’ commits $50 million to crisis
Heroin and fentanyl killed 1,468 residents of Gov. Larry Hogan’s state in the first 9 months of 2016.
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Lawmakers, DHHS ready to devote $4.8 million more to opioid addiction treatment
Although less than originally intended, a bipartisan initiative channeling state and federal dollars to expand treatment capacity could benefit an additional 400 people.
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Two men charged with heroin trafficking in Southwest Harbor
The arrests were made following an investigation into the sale of heroin on Mount Desert Island, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says.
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Presque Isle police report 5 heroin overdoses in 4 hours
A Facebook post by the police department warns heroin users to seek help ‘at the earliest possible moment.’