Maine heroin/opioids
For all our local content dealing with addiction and trafficking in heroin, opiates and opioids.
A deadly epidemic: Addiction to opioids has put an entire generation at risk
The grisly trend – fatalities from drug overdoses in Maine reached an all-time high in 2016 – only seems to be getting worse, prompting one caregiver to lament: ‘Where is the outrage?’ This 10-part examination lays out the ramifications of the crisis, mining answers from the human toll by telling the stories of those we’ve lost.
Sen. King says Obamacare repeal threatened Maine more than most
Speaking at meeting with health care professionals, he calls Maine’s drug crisis a ‘disaster.’
Maine artist using his work to start dialogue on addiction
Waterville native Michael Libby lost three siblings to addiction. To beat heroin, he says, we must address loneliness.
Spike in drug deaths drives request to boost funding for Medical Examiner’s Office
The request by the state attorney general for more funding comes as Maine’s heroin crisis leads to a record number of deaths, mainly from opioids.
Maine medical examiner seeks more money to handle overdose deaths
The office wants to add another pathologist to handle the backlog through June.
LePage defends handling of opioid crisis, says treatment is available and free
Addicts without insurance can get help at certain methadone clinics, he says while blaming Democrats for fighting his efforts to add treatment capacity.
Accidental overdoses of fentanyl killed former Old Orchard Beach councilor, Saco woman
It’s unclear whether Dana Furtado, 44, and Amber Morrow, 21, knew the substance was pure fentanyl, a painkiller up to 50 times as powerful as heroin.
New Hampshire man arrested in Wells, charged with drug trafficking in jail
Police say Anthony Soto had cocaine, oxycodone and Suboxone on him following his arrest Tuesday afternoon.