Opioid
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PublishedMay 12, 2023
Gordon L. Weil: Supreme Court needs an ethics code
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here’s what it means.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved over-the-counter sales of the overdose antidote naloxone, marking the first time an opioid treatment drug will be available without a prescription.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2023
Portland officials warn of spike in overdoses
The city urges residents to be aware of how they can access the overdose reversing drug naloxone as overdose numbers climb.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2023
Brunswick’s Sweetser clinic receives $4 million grant to expand services
A $4 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will allow Sweetser's Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic in Brunswick to expand its mental health and substance use services, the organization announced Thursday.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
The Conversation: Political violence in America isn’t going away anytime soon
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Kennebunk doctor charged with illegally distributing opioids
The Criminal Division of the U.S. Justice Department arrested Merideth C. Norris, 52, on Wednesday.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2022
South Portland City Council considers flavored tobacco ban
The council held a workshop to discuss a drafted ordinance.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2022
Aunt of woman who died at York County Jail wants answers
State police are investigating Nicole Turner's death as a suspected overdose, prompting Peggy Turner to ask how her niece got drugs in jail or whether she was going through withdrawal.
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PublishedApril 27, 2022
Our View: Police must get on board with expanded Maine Good Samaritan legislation
Expected to be signed by Gov. Mills, the law’s expansion makes clear that saving lives, not making arrests, should be the focus at the scene of an overdose.
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PublishedApril 3, 2022
Maine Voices: Mills’ watered-down version of Good Samaritan expansion doesn’t cut it
The legislation as originally introduced would save lives; the bill as amended only hopes we will think it does.
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