The state has seen a 41.5 percent drop in opioid prescribing since 2013, seventh-highest in the nation, as physicians work to limit the risks of dependency.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Saco Rep. O’Neil: We need a bold plan to combat the opioid epidemic
A small excise tax paid by manufacturers of opioids would help pay for addiction treatment and prevention.
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Posted inNation & World
Medical pot laws no answer for U.S. opioid deaths, study finds
States passing medical marijuana laws saw a 23 percent higher than expected rate of deaths involving prescription opioids, according to the researchers.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Where were regulators as opioids spread?
A lawsuit against Purdue Pharma is welcome, but the company should have been stopped years ago.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Bill to fund needle exchanges in Maine awaits funding
Lawmakers have passed a bill to direct $1.7 million to boost needle exchange programs.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine becomes latest state to sue pharmaceutical company over opioid crisis
Attorney General Aaron Frey files a lawsuit that accuses Purdue Pharma of deceptive business practices in marketing the drugs to the state’s health care providers.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Mills to host opioid response summit in July
Participants will include Michael Botticelli, President Obama’s drug czar, and Sam Quinones, author of ‘Dreamland,’ an influential book on the opioid epidemic.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Counter drug addiction with help, not harsh laws
Maine jails and prisons are still crowded with people only there because they are addicted to drugs.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Federal, state investigators charge 25 people in Down East drug trafficking case
Authorities say the defendants, from Maine and New York, distributed crack, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York City in Washington and Hancock counties.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Inmate expected to get drug treatment in jail as court order stands, at least for now
Aroostook County officials sought to delay the order that they provide Brenda Smith with Suboxone while they appealed it over concerns about administering the drug in the jail.