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State isn’t addressing drug crisis, critics say

Some hope that opioid-related measures can be salvaged during an extended veto day or special legislative session.

Nine overdoses are reported across four counties in a single night, and three people have been arrested in Washington County.

The number has doubled in just 3 years as Gov. LePage and other state leaders continue a pattern of slow response to the crisis.

by TOM MURPHY Associated Press January 17, 2018January 18, 2018

The retailer offers packets filled with a powder that can turn pills into a useless substance to be tossed.

by Donna M. Perry Sun Journal January 10, 2018January 10, 2018

Mark Barrett brought the drug from Massachusetts a few times a week to sell in the Farmington area.

Mickey Gilley, 35, is sentenced in U.S. District Court for distributing the drugs to the woman last year.

by Daniel Kany November 5, 2017November 6, 2017

Looked at today, the ’80s and ’90s work of the celebrated photographer takes on a different meaning.

About 150 people attend a ceremony in Portland’s Monument Square, one of more than 300 across the country and around the world.

Three men from Lowell and Lawrence, Mass., and a Sanford resident are charged with trafficking.

by Joel Achenbach and Dan Keating The Washington Post June 20, 2017June 20, 2017

Maine is one of 10 states with the highest rate of opioid-related hospital admissions.