Though it hasn’t admitted liability, the company released a statement saying the money will ‘provide significant aid to communities across the country.’
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Hundreds of patients searching for help as Kennebunk doctor faces opioid charges
Dr. Merideth Norris is unable to prescribe opioids while facing federal charges. She was treating hundreds of patients with substance use disorder and chronic pain who now don’t know where to get their medications.
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CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10 billion
The big question now is how their money will be used and whether it will make a difference in fighting an addiction crisis that has only intensified.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Opioid epidemic’s undue burden on rural Maine requires our full attention
Investment in evidence-based approaches can help guide our rural communities out of crisis.
Posted inLocal & State
UMaine survey shows support for drug decriminalization, treatment programs
More than 84 percent of respondents to the 2021 survey supported establishing detox services in all Maine counties, and a nearly identical percentage supported reducing barriers to substance use treatment.
Posted inNation & World, News
Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent
As billions of dollars in opioid lawsuit settlements are starting to flow to governments, families and advocates impacted by the opioid crisis are pushing for a meaningful say in how the money will be used.
Posted inNew England
New Hampshire to get $40.5 million in opioids case settlement
The attorney general’s office says Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay the state over its role in the crisis, days before the case was scheduled for trial.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Pharmacies must pay 2 Ohio counties $650 million in opioids lawsuit
A federal judge in Cleveland says in the ruling that the money will be used to abate a continuing opioid crisis in the counties outside Cleveland.
Posted inHealth
Report highlights challenges to medication-assisted treatment access in rural Maine
The UVM-USM report surveyed more than 300 practitioners and community stakeholders to evaluate the unique needs and barriers to treatment for rural patients.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Death at jail shows we’re paying high price for opioid epidemic
Those who oversee the health and wellbeing of adults behind bars are clearly ill equipped for that responsibility.