Too many Mainers lack access to the resources that can keep blood-borne diseases from spreading.
addiction
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Editorial unfairly discounts state’s efforts to combat addiction, top DHHS official says
The agency is focusing on achieving quality results, rather than just getting money out the door.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Three York County police departments join drug treatment initiative
Public safety agencies in Kittery, York and Eliot join a growing list of departments that are choosing to treat drug addiction like a disease rather than a crime.
Posted inNation & World, News
More states ban kratom supplement over addiction worries
Yet advocates staunchly insist the herb is nothing more than a natural analgesic that can be safely used to alleviate pain, combat fatigue and reduce depression and anxiety.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
1st District GOP candidate: Unlike Pingree, I take the drug problem seriously
Meanwhile, Mark Holbrook says, the Democratic congresswoman regards gun violence as a disease instead of a crime.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Why do addicts get free Metro bus pass but autistic boy must pay?
They say that God gave us free will, or that God works in mysterious ways. I often ponder what God was thinking when he chose to make my son autistic. Some will argue that God had nothing to do with the prevalence of autism – the old creationism-vs.-science debate. My family and I recently found […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Surviving an overdose often turns a life around – and Narcan makes it possible
The relatives and friends who slip into addiction deserve a second chance to realize their potential.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: LePage’s ignorance of addiction science worsens health crisis
Increased access to naloxone does not result in increased levels of heroin use – it may reduce usage.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Police can’t arrest Maine out of drug problem
Treatment is the only way to lower demand and give law enforcement a fighting chance.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Lawmakers should defeat making drug possession a felony offense
Maine must move away from the failed policies of the drug war that merely filled up our prisons.