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PublishedFebruary 17, 2017
Maine lawmakers create another task force to address opiate crisis
The task force, made up of lawmakers and various experts, is to draft a report and recommendations for legislation by April 30
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2017
$8 million more to treat Maine addicts is winning bipartisan support
The potential agreement suggests that the LePage administration and Democratic lawmakers are ready to work together to fight the state's opiate crisis.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2017
Medical ethics bill targets drug company payments to Maine doctors
The proposal would restrict gifts and other spending that promote prescribing of opioids in a state that is trying to curtail patient use of the painkillers.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2017
Our View: Augusta focused on the wrong drug problem
It's the number of opioid overdoses that demands to be treated as an emergency – not legal marijuana.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2016
Presque Isle police report 5 heroin overdoses in 4 hours
A Facebook post by the police department warns heroin users to seek help 'at the earliest possible moment.'
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PublishedDecember 27, 2016
Leading Republican wants special panel of legislators to tackle Maine’s opioid crisis
Rep. Ellie Espling of New Gloucester calls for a unified solution 'to a problem that is killing more Mainers every day.'
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PublishedDecember 25, 2016
Even amid crisis, opioid makers plied doctors with perks
The practice raises ethical questions, and even fellow doctors frown upon Maine's top 2015 beneficiary, a Manchester physician who not only prescribes painkillers but also treats addiction.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2016
DHHS to spend $2.4 million more on medication-assisted treatment for addiction
The money will fund 359 new slots for uninsured patients in five locations, in what appears to be a shift in policy for the LePage administration.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2016
Maine DHHS to create 359 new slots for medication-assisted addiction therapy
DHHS says the program will be funded by state and federal money, with the federal funds being used to treat uninsured patients.
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