Heroin
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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
W.Va. overdose outbreak shows extent of heroin epidemic
Authorities in Huntington say the drug involved in Monday's 26 overdoses was laced with another, as yet unknown substance.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2016
Report of disorderly conduct at Augusta apartment leads to drug charges
Police charged five people with drug offenses and arrested another on a warrant at a Washington Street apartment.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2016
Vermont warns of dangerous ‘Game of Thrones’ heroin
At least 10 people overdosed over the weekend and it took more than one dose of naloxone to revive them.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2016
New drug turning up in heroin epidemic: Elephant sedative
Carfentanil is thought to be similar in strength to a painkiller known as W-18, which has shown up in heroin in Philadelphia, New England and Canada.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2016
Lebanon man charged with heroin trafficking in Sanford
Police say they found 128 grams of heroin and $10,170 in cash in his car.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2016
Detox and addiction treatment center planned for York County
In what is believed to be a first for a county government in Maine, officials are partnering with a nonprofit on a 36-bed facility to combat the drug crisis.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2016
Old Orchard Beach man arrested on heroin trafficking charge
MDEA agents raid the home of 37-year-old Bradford Phillips and report finding about 15 grams of heroin-fentanyl mixture, along with a slew of prescription drugs.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2016
National advocates fear more heroin withdrawal deaths in jails
Many jails are not prepared for the medical issues of inmates who are detoxing.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2016
Four people arrested in Winthrop heroin bust
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says officers searching a home found 76 grams of heroin, worth about $15,500, and $2,400 in cash.
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PublishedJune 10, 2016
Our View: Indiana HIV outbreak provides public health warning to Maine
Too many Mainers lack access to the resources that can keep blood-borne diseases from spreading.
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