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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Health groups propose statewide network of ‘low-barrier’ drug treatment clinics
The pilot proposal, which carries a price tag of $920,000, comes at a time when drug overdose deaths appear to be rising again despite efforts to tackle the problem.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2019
The Maine Millennial: Collins should answer for Pharma donations
Maine's senior senator is among the many lawmakers who have taken campaign cash from the companies that promoted opioid use.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2019
Commentary: Opioids saved my life. Quitting them took 5 excruciating years.
You don't have to be addicted to feel withdrawal symptoms and cravings when you stop taking the drugs.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2019
Maine Voices: Our state should embrace overdose prevention sites as the evidence-based step they are
A federal judge recently ruled that they're not illegal, and data show that they save money, save lives and serve as a bridge into treatment.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2019
Maine Compass: Establish the Maine Pain Institute, a state solution to the opioid epidemic
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
States split by party on accepting Purdue Pharma settlement
Republican state attorneys general chiefly support a tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with the OxyContin maker, while their Democratic counterparts mostly oppose it.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2019
Opioid talks at impasse; Purdue bankruptcy filing expected
Attempts to reach a nationwide settlement over the opioid crisis with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have stalled.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2019
Commentary: Usual responses to drug epidemics won’t reverse fentanyl fatalities
Solutions should focus on creative supply disruption, supervised opioid use sites and new forms of treatment.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Trump administration announces nearly $2 billion in opioid grants
The money is destined for states and local governments to help provide treatment and recovery services.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
High-dose opioid prescriptions fall sharply in Maine
Much of the decrease appears to have occurred since a law limiting such prescriptions began to take effect in 2017.
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