An average of one Mainer a day dies from an opioid overdose, prompting doctors and others to look for better treatment options.
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Lawmakers consider ‘medical amnesty’ bill for drug users who report overdoses
Other measures aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic would fund medication-assisted treatment and needle exchanges.
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As Maine limits opiate prescription levels, Togus aims to fall in line
The federal veterans’ health care site already has been reducing its use of the painkillers, but it’s not clear that all patients’ dosages can be lowered to the state limit.
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Task force on Maine opioid crisis seeks more information
Members express frustration about a lack of solid data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Maine attorney general joins letter urging Trump not to cut drug treatment funds
A group of 19 Democratic attorneys general is the latest in a series of letters speaking out about various policies.
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Maine to receive $2 million in federal money to fight opioid addiction
The federal government is dispensing $485 million among all 50 states.
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University of Maine at Farmington students host ‘Addiction in Our Community’ event
Students in the school’s Addiction Rehabilitation program created the event to help campus and community recovery effort as the state continues to grapple with record numbers of overdose deaths.
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Quest for less addictive painkillers is slow and costly
Researchers have had minimal success creating alternatives to opioids, but some new approaches offer hope.
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Addiction recovery advocates praise opioid treatment plan announced by Mayhew
Maine’s health and human services commissioner earmarks $4.8 million for the Opioid Health Home model, which will provide comprehensive, medication-assisted treatment.
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Speakers at hearing support limiting drug company gifts to Maine doctors
A bill seeking an annual cap of $50 seeks to end any influences on the prescribing of opioids, painkillers that are often a precursor to heroin use.