The practice raises ethical questions, and even fellow doctors frown upon Maine’s top 2015 beneficiary, a Manchester physician who not only prescribes painkillers but also treats addiction.
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Efforts to influence doctors used to happen more
Health organizations have started clamping down on the drug company practice, though it remains an issue.
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Our View: DHHS opioid initiative a welcome step forward, but more actions needed
It’s good news that more Mainers will get medication-assisted treatment – now let’s raise reimbursement rates and further expand naloxone access.
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DHHS to spend $2.4 million more on medication-assisted treatment for addiction
The money will fund 359 new slots for uninsured patients in five locations, in what appears to be a shift in policy for the LePage administration.
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Maine DHHS to create 359 new slots for medication-assisted addiction therapy
DHHS says the program will be funded by state and federal money, with the federal funds being used to treat uninsured patients.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s opioid crisis too big for small programs to handle alone
The Scarborough Police Department can’t fill a leadership role better suited to the state.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Study: Rural mothers’ opioid use drives surge in affected babies
The rates correspond with women’s use of the drugs during pregnancy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The voices of addiction
For Mainers dependent on opioids, access to medication is the key to treatment. For those without it: ‘It feels like being dead.’
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Scarborough’s addiction-fighting Operation Hope is in danger of closing
The Police Department’s campaign to get opioid addicts into treatment programs missed out on a federal grant.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Delay in expanding Narcan access is putting Mainers’ lives at risk
As overdose deaths mount, state regulators are dragging their feet on writing over-the-counter sales rules.