I locked my anger up in solitary confinement with my other emotions during a decade of drug use. Letting it back into the world has proven challenging.
Maine heroin/opioids
For all our local content dealing with addiction and trafficking in heroin, opiates and opioids.
Posted inFacing My Addiction
No one is coming to save you from addiction
You have to participate in your own recovery.
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Posted inFacing My Addiction
You can’t overdose on fentanyl by touching it
The misconception regarding the dangers of accidental overdose is dangerous and harmful.
Posted inFacing My Addiction
Diversion of Suboxone to the street shouldn’t discourage more access
Once Suboxone medication is more easily accessible, there won’t be a reason for widespread diversion to the street market.
Posted inFacing My Addiction
We suffer more in imagination than reality
Addiction to drugs and alcohol often coincides with an addiction to control. I think all of us want to control our environment and relationships to some degree.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Replacing Long Creek may now be in reach
Key players are making progress toward much-needed juvenile justice reform
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Oxycontin complicates Sackler legacy
The painkiller’s role in the deadly opioid crisis is bringing the Sacklers a new and unwanted kind of attention.
Posted inElection 2018, Health, Local & State, Maine Governor's race, News, Politics
Maine’s candidates for governor weigh in on health care policy
How each would tackle Medicaid expansion, the opioid crisis and protecting Maine’s most vulnerable exposes differences.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: We all can play a part in the opioid overdose solution in Maine
Attend Friday’s vigil to bear witness to the drug’s impact on family and friends, and learn how you can carry a medication that could save a substance abuser’s life.
Posted inFacing My Addiction
It doesn’t matter if you think addiction is not a disease
Calling addiction a disease does not eliminate responsibility for the actions of those who are struggling. It allows them to admit their shortcomings and seek treatment without fear of being stigmatized and bullied.