As the state-mandated training for administering the overdose antidote makes its way to school districts across the state, hundreds of middle schoolers attended Lewiston’s training two days in a row. More than half of them chose to leave with a naloxone kit.
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Lewiston schools to hold naloxone training next week
Mandated by a new Maine law, public schools now offer optional training to teach students how to administer the medication that reverses opioid overdoses.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Every Maine corrections officer should carry naloxone
A new bill would require all police officers to carry naloxone. Legislators should take this opportunity to close a frightening gap in our battle against fatal overdoses by adding corrections officers to the mix.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Fentanyl feels like the monster coming for our kids. What should parents say?
Children are being poisoned by fentanyl, a deadly opioid. Here’s how a family therapist suggests telling kids about it.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine mom charged for giving opioid antidote to overdosing toddler
The woman allegedly used the opioid antidote naloxone to revive her 2-year-old daughter after the toddler got into the mother’s drugs.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Naloxone shortage another sign of failure to meet challenge of addiction
One company’s manufacturing issue should not put such a strain on the supply of a life-saving medication.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine to launch ‘rapid response team’ to combat opioid crisis
The $3 million initiative would try to reach people with substance use disorder who are not in recovery programs.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s opioid epidemic is far from over
We’re doing most of the right things to save lives. We just need to do more.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
As use of opioid antidote increases, drug overdose deaths decline
Naloxone doses are now widely available in Maine pharmacies, although a new federal database shows significant variations in sales by county.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Boom in overdose-reversing drug is linked to fewer deaths
The United States is in the midst of the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in its history.