We have never prosecuted mere users and will not be doing so under a new federal initiative.
Maine heroin/opioids
For all our local content dealing with addiction and trafficking in heroin, opiates and opioids.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State
Two Franklin County commissioners oppose joining lawsuit against opioid makers
The lawsuit alleges that the drugmakers bear some blame for the addiction crisis that has ravaged Maine and other states.
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Posted inEditorials, Health, Opinion
Our View: Never a reason to give up HOPE in addiction fight
Police departments’ successful efforts show that helping people overcome drugs is no lost cause.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: State leaders lauded for bipartisan step toward treating opioid abuse
But the ongoing stigma associated with addiction threatens to limit the progress we can make.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Jeff Sessions to visit Portland on Friday to discuss opioid crisis with law enforcement
The U.S. attorney general is expected to talk about the drug epidemic with local law enforcement authorities in a meeting hosted by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine.
Posted inPolitics
Lawmakers pass $41 million package with funding for disabled, elderly, opioid treatment
The Legislature must still take up several other spending measures, including one to borrow $100 million for transportation improvements.
Posted inFacing My Addiction
It’s time to stop playing politics with the lives of Mainers with addiction
The 128th Legislature has a significant opportunity to fund necessary legislation that would reduce deaths due to opioid overdose.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Number of opioids prescribed in Maine in 2017 fell 13 percent, the sixth-steepest drop in U.S.
The drop since 2016 reflects the first full year of data under the law limiting opioid prescribing and exceeds the national average decline of 8.9 percent.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: People need to work together to fight the opioid crisis
While much is being said, and many continue to provide lukewarm pep-talks about the current opioid epidemic, not enough is being done and this war is claiming lives by the hour. Action is needed yet action is being bogged down by party politics and apprehension while the situation is becoming more dire and the issue […]
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers back bill to negate governor’s age restriction on access to overdose antidote
More than a dozen people testify in favor of the bill to allow people of any age to buy naloxone without a prescription.