Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey says ‘the increased isolation of living through the pandemic’ is a contributing factor in the 27% increase over the second half of 2019.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Advocate’s death is a tragic reminder
The loss of Jesse Harvey shows that the opioid epidemic is still here.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine to launch ‘rapid response team’ to combat opioid crisis
The $3 million initiative would try to reach people with substance use disorder who are not in recovery programs.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Overdoses from tainted illicit drugs spike in Cumberland County
The Maine CDC says at least 10 cases have been reported since Friday night.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Despite efforts to stem epidemic, Maine overdose deaths appear to be on rise again after 1-year dip
The Medical Examiner’s Office says 277 Mainers died from drug overdoses in the first 9 months of 2019, putting the state on track to surpass the total for 2018.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Deaths of working-age people are a public health crisis
Suicide, overdose, alcoholism and obesity are among the preventable causes of death that are lowering life expectancy in Maine.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire to cancel contract with youth center after residents hospitalized
Granite Pathways in Manchester denies that the 5 young people overdosed, after a 911 call reported they may have taken the sedative Xanax.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire youth center halts admissions after possible overdoses
Four girls and a boy from a Manchester substance abuse treatment center were taken to a hospital Monday night after a 911 caller told authorities the children may have taken the sedative Xanax.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Rockland man gets 9 months for selling drugs linked to fatal overdose
Cody A. Gnosini-Rubenstein sold drugs to John Leiter the day before he was found dead in July 2017.