Suicide, overdose, alcoholism and obesity are among the preventable causes of death that are lowering life expectancy in Maine.
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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.
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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 inMaine, 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.
Posted inNews
Winthrop man charged with supplying drugs that killed Farmington woman
Medical reports concluded the woman died of acute intoxication from the combined effects of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and prescription medication.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Boom in overdose-reversing drug is linked to fewer deaths
The United States is in the midst of the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in its history.