Maine is among 10 states that will get federal funding over the next 5 years to improve access to treatment for women with opioid use disorder who are pregnant or have recently given birth.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Susan Collins should answer for Big Pharma donations
Maine’s senior senator is among the many lawmakers who have taken campaign cash from the companies that promoted opioid use.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Mills administration turns to housing programs to alleviate opioid crisis
The state is seeking bids for a new housing program for homeless people with opioid use disorder, and has asked the federal government to approve Medicaid spending on other housing-related initiatives.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Some of us actually need painkillers. Can doctors ease up on us?
In this era of epic prescription-opioid abuse, many physicians seem to view all patients as potential abusers.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Other Sackler: A widow’s campaign to protect her husband’s name from the opioid epidemic
Arthur Sackler died nine years before OxyContin hit the market, but his widow is fighting a battle to separate her husband’s legacy from the Sackler family’s ownership of Purdue Pharma.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Six Maine health organizations share $2.1 million to expand online services
The largest single grant will go the state’s university system to provide teaching services to students in rural areas.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
As jails run in the red, Maine lawmakers look to reduce inmate populations
A legislative committee is considering ways to reduce jail populations and increase the likelihood that inmates will find stability and support when they are released.
Posted inThe Forecaster
MMC research leads to toolkit for naloxone education
PORTLAND — The MaineHealth system has launched a toolkit to promote overdose awareness and education after research found internal medicine clinics were not consistently prescribing naloxone to patients at high risk for an opioid overdose. A research paper led by Maine Medical Center physicians David Kispert, Jenny Carwile and Kinna Thakarar, found that between April […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Falmouth talk centers on value of recovery houses in opioid crisis
Falmouth church holds forum on recovery houses Nov. 3.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine to receive $5 million in Suboxone settlement
The award is part of a $700 million multistate legal settlement with the distributor of the drug, which is used to relieve symptoms of opioid withdrawal.