Kennebec Behavioral Health is using $500,000 from the Maine Recovery Council to expand programming and hire staff at the center on High Street.
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Maine to receive $26 million as part of Purdue Pharma opioid lawsuit settlement
Forty-nine states and 6 U.S. territories are set to receive $7.4 billion over the next 15 years.
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Overdose deaths declined in Maine last year, but not as sharply as the U.S. overall
Data released this week by the U.S. CDC showed a 27% decrease in drug deaths nationwide from 2023 to 2024. Fatal overdoses in Maine dropped by 20%.
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Waterville, Augusta deal with overdoses, plan for more recovery services
Waterville has seen an uptick in the number of nonfatal overdoses this winter and while the city of Augusta is not seeing an increase.
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Is Maine finally turning the tide on overdose deaths? Maybe.
In the first 10 months of 2024, there have been 403 fatal drug overdoses, which puts the state on pace for its lowest annual total since 2019.
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Maine high court considers eligibility for immunity under Good Samaritan law
The justices will determine if Billy Beaulieu shouldn’t be charged with OUI because a woman asked police to check in on him after he had been pulled over for more than 2 hours on the interstate in Brunswick.
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Vigil, walk in Skowhegan planned for International Overdose Awareness Day
The event, now in its sixth year, aims to remember those who have died from causes related to substance use disorder and raise awareness about how the condition affects Somerset County.
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Matthew Perry’s assistant among 5, including 2 doctors, charged in ‘Friends’ star’s death
Two of the defendants, including the actor’s personal live-in assistant, have pleaded guilty to the charges already, and a third person has agreed to plead guilty.
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Family sues Cumberland County Jail leaders over man’s overdose death
James Mannion begged for suboxone for months before dying of a fentanyl overdose 2 years ago. His family says the Cumberland County Jail should have listened.
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Maine records one of nation’s biggest declines in overdose deaths
Maine, which reported a 16% drop, is one of four states that saw at least a 15% decline in fatal drug overdoses in 2023.