The project could take place on land now owned by the state, adjacent to the vacant Kennebec Arsenal.
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Safe injection sites are a good idea, whether you’re affected by addiction or not
The reality is that safe injection sites will result in fewer discarded needles on the streets, fewer overdose deaths and fewer cases of HIV and Hepatitis C.
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Posted inFacing My Addiction
I thought emotional pain wasn’t something a man was supposed to feel
In my childhood, I learned that alcohol and drugs existed to suppress pain at the first hint of discomfort.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Landmark report by surgeon general calls drug crisis ‘a moral test for America’
Part of the reason for the report is to change attitudes about addiction and the stigma that users feel, and to present evidence that addiction is a treatable brain disease, with new therapies under development.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Portland-area sober housing expansion key to aiding all addicts
Funding for a local group’s four planned homes would help free up space at the only detox center now operating in Maine.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Effort to legalize marijuana is full of smoke and mirrors, Cumberland DA says
It creates a profit-driven industry to market pot at a time when substance abuse runs rampant.
Posted inNation & World
Is video of child’s grief wake-up call to addicts or abuse?
An Ohio dad’s video of his son reacting to news of the boy’s mother’s death strikes a nerve.
Posted inNation & World
A child watches: Ohio city posts graphic overdose photo
After a woman and a man are rescued, they and their 4-year-old passenger become the faces of tragedy.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine has second-highest rate of babies born addicted to opioids
The federal CDC says the rate was 30.4 of every 1,000 births in 2012, double what it was in 2008.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Jackson Lab will study whether genetic traits play role in addiction
The $11.7 million five-year project could lead to new treatment and prevention options and change perceptions.