After six years and 1,600 overdose deaths, the debate over access to naloxone should be settled.
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Maine pursues plan to stock schools with anti-overdose medication
All of the state’s public high schools and middle schools would have naloxone available in an effort being developed by the Mills administration.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Aroostook County appeals judge’s order for jail to provide opioid treatment for inmate
The county argues that the judge didn’t take into account the order’s impact on limited jail resources.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Opioid crisis response needs to help the most vulnerable
Maine legislators should pass a program that gets opioid users who are homeless off the street and into treatment.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
In effort to prevent overdose deaths, state plans to put ‘NaloxBoxes’ in public buildings
Maine’s director of opioid response described the plan at the first meeting of Gov. Janet Mills’ Prevention and Recovery Cabinet.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Auburn police warn Church of Safe Injection against needle distribution
The Auburn Police Department warned Jesse Harvey, the founder of the Church of Safe Injection, that if he exchanged syringes with anyone Tuesday, he would be charged with a misdemeanor.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Advocates make case for bill to legalize ‘safe injection’ sites in Maine
They say that giving drug users a medically supervised place to use drugs would reduce overdose deaths and public health concerns while helping guide users into treatment. But such facilities are illegal under federal law.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Judge’s ruling on opioid treatment in jail will save lives
Medication-assisted treatment should be available when, where and for whom it is needed.
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Judge orders Aroostook County Jail to provide opioid treatment to inmate
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen says the jail would be violating the Americans with Disabilities Act if it denied Brenda Smith access to Suboxone while she serves her 40-day term.
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Maker of OxyContin reaches $270 million settlement in Oklahoma
As the first agreement in the current wave of litigation against drug companies, the deal could influence future legal action over the cost of the opioid epidemic.