Drugs
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Bedside table: We’ll read Michael Pollan whatever the subject
Book recommendations from readers.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
Two men arrested in Waterville following monthslong drug investigation
Acting Waterville police Chief Bill Bonney said the seizure of cocaine, crack, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin put "a significant dent in the drug trade in our community."
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Cavalier attitudes about vaping, marijuana raise fears about teen health
Smoking and drinking have declined among Maine youths in recent years, but the percentage of high schoolers who said they vaped in the past 30 days rose from 16.8% in 2015 to 30.2% in 2019.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2023
Number of Mainers who died from a drug overdose last year outpaced record set in 2021
Significantly impacting fatal overdoses is the introduction of xylazine and nonpharmaceutical tramadol. Both drugs showed up on toxicology reports for the first time in 2021, almost always in combination with fentanyl.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
Skowhegan search turns up more illegal drugs, another gun
Police searched a vehicle late Saturday and early Sunday, seizing $10,700 in cash, 286 grams of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl and a handgun, in a case related to arrests and drug seizures Thursday and Friday.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2022
Commentary: Brittney Griner is home. Next up should be Paul Whelan.
Now that the WNBA star has been released from a Russian penal colony, here are some other changes I’d like to see.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
Commentary: It wasn’t luck that allowed me to become a judge after meth addiction
Because I’m white, the criminal justice system showed me mercy and allowed me to build a life. That’s not everybody’s experience.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2022
Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturns drug conviction of NY man stopped while exiting bus in Augusta
The state's highest court has found an anonymous tip is not enough to justify stopping and questioning a person.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Kennebunk doctor charged with illegally distributing opioids
The Criminal Division of the U.S. Justice Department arrested Merideth C. Norris, 52, on Wednesday.
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PublishedMay 12, 2022
Addiction experts aim to reduce stigma around substance abuse treatment, harm reduction
A panel of experts Wednesday night at Morse argued education, empathy and harm-reduction could reverse the troubling increase in drug-related deaths in Maine.
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