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PublishedApril 2, 2017
Major DEA opioid case falters on uncertain legal grounds
The agency targeted an oxycodone manufacturer for ignoring its responsibility to report suspicious orders as 500 million of its pills ended up in Florida, but a tentative settlement calls for a fine and no admission of wrongdoing.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2017
Two midcoast businessmen plan to sue state over cap on opioid painkiller doses
A new DHHS rule is aimed at reducing addiction, but the long-term users with chronic pain say they need strong medication to function and do their jobs.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2017
Maine attorney general launches ad warning of link between prescription painkillers, heroin
Four in 5 heroin users say they started on a prescription, says Janet Mills, whose office produced the spot that will appear on television in the coming months.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2017
LePage defends handling of opioid crisis, says treatment is available and free
Addicts without insurance can get help at certain methadone clinics, he says while blaming Democrats for fighting his efforts to add treatment capacity.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2017
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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PublishedMarch 7, 2017
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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PublishedMarch 6, 2017
Medical conference in Augusta focuses on alternatives to prescribing opioids
More than 500 medical professionals attend a gathering hosted by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2017
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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PublishedMarch 1, 2017
Drug treatment need urgent but seems ‘overwhelming,’ federal official says
Kimberly Johnson, director of the Center for Substance Abuse, explained how Maine can improve its services and expand the number of people receiving them.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2017
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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