Dr. Cathleen London, who has said she plans to run against Sen. Susan Collins in 2020, had conflicts with patients who were Trump supporters, according to a consent agreement that also spelled out flaws in her prescribing and record-keeping practices.
opioid epidemic
Posted inMaine, News
Maine is the 6th worst state in the nation for rise in overdose deaths
The number of overdose deaths in Maine increased by 10.9 percent in 2017, according to newly released federal data.
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Posted inNation & World
Nebraska carries out nation’s first execution using fentanyl
The drug has played a role in the nation’s opioid epidemic.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Prosecution must remain weapon in the war against opioid trafficking
We have never prosecuted mere users and will not be doing so under a new federal initiative.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Expanded opioid treatment program lauded by Reps. Pingree and Joe Kennedy
The medication-assisted treatment offered in Biddeford by MaineHealth is one of eight locations in a program that will be move into Portland next year.
Posted inMaine
Franklin County postpones action on opiate lawsuit
Two of the county’s three commissioners said they continue to oppose the suit seeking to prosecute manufacturers of painkillers.
Posted inMaine
New detox center with 22 beds to open this week in Portland
The Pine Tree Recovery Center will help men and women with substance use disorders and arrives in the midst of an opioid crisis with treatment facilities in short supply.
Posted inMaine
Waterville Police Department’s Operation HOPE helps woman turn her life around
Emily Buker has left behind homelessness, unemployment, addiction and crime, has gotten clean and sober and is working in Virginia.
Posted inMaine
ACLU sues after Maine jail system denies inmate access to medication for opioid addiction
The suit was filed on behalf of a Caribou man who has been in recovery for five years and uses Suboxone, a medication used for long-term treatment of opioid use disorder.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine panel chooses better strategy for opioid crisis than Sessions
He prefers to throw people in prison, but the others want to help substance users get their lives back.