Authorities say the defendants, from Maine and New York, distributed crack, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York City in Washington and Hancock counties.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Inmate expected to get drug treatment in jail as court order stands, at least for now
Aroostook County officials sought to delay the order that they provide Brenda Smith with Suboxone while they appealed it over concerns about administering the drug in the jail.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Establishing overdose-prevention sites will save Mainers’ lives
The Legislature has a chance to lead the nation in harm-reduction practice by passing L.D. 949.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Drug overdose deaths declined in 2018 but remain at historic levels
Maine had 354 drug deaths last year, a 15 percent decrease from the record set in 2017.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Overdose antidote belongs in schools
After six years and 1,600 overdose deaths, the debate over access to naloxone should be settled.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Maine pursues plan to stock schools with anti-overdose medication
All of the state’s public high schools and middle schools would have naloxone available in an effort being developed by the Mills administration.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Aroostook County appeals judge’s order for jail to provide inmate with opioid treatment
The county argues that the judge didn’t take into account the order’s impact on limited jail resources.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Opioid crisis response needs to help the most vulnerable
Maine legislators should pass a program that gets opioid users who are homeless off the street and into treatment.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The shame of the drug crisis is how Purdue Pharma was enabled, rewarded
The American public – among them hundreds of thousands of grieving families – deserves justice.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
In effort to prevent overdose deaths, state plans to put ‘NaloxBoxes’ in public buildings
Maine’s director of opioid response described the plan at the first meeting of Gov. Janet Mills’ Prevention and Recovery Cabinet.