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PublishedNovember 30, 2018
Bloomberg Philanthropies will give $50 million to fight opioid epidemic
Bloomberg Philanthropies says over the next three years it'll help up to 10 states address the causes of opioid addiction and strengthen prevention and treatment programs.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2018
Suicide, overdose rates driving U.S life expectancy down
Overall, there were more than 2.8 million U.S. deaths in 2017, or nearly 70,000 more than the previous year, according to the CDC.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2018
Lewiston police tell mobile needle exchange program to halt distribution
The program, which its founder calls the Church of Safe Injection, is violating a state law that prohibits people from distributing hypodermic needles, police say.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2018
Activists hang banners calling for safe injection site in Maine’s largest city
Portland OPS is calling on city officials to open a facility where people can inject drugs under medical supervision, which they say reduces overdose deaths.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2018
In this church, salvation comes with a clean needle or heroin overdose antidote
Operating in a legal gray area, the mobile needle exchange program brings needed supplies and a message of hope to people struggling with substance use.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2018
Maine Voices: Church of Safe Injection treats drug users as Jesus would have done
He would have offered them sterile syringes, naloxone and nonjudgmental support.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2018
York County Sheriff’s Office partners with recovery group on opioid treatment for inmates
The federally funded pilot program, which will treat up to 10 people, is part of a broader effort to pair prisoners with medication assisted treatment, such as Suboxone.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2018
Maine’s candidates for governor weigh in on health care policy
How each would tackle Medicaid expansion, the opioid crisis and protecting Maine's most vulnerable exposes differences.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2018
Fentanyl test strips lead to more caution among illicit drug users
The small strips have become an increasingly popular 'harm reduction' technique for drug users.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2018
Lawsuit settlement will allow Maine prison inmate to get medication for opioid addiction
'Withholding needed treatment actually undermines our chances of keeping people off of opiates,' says Zachary Heiden, legal director for the ACLU of Maine.
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