The disastrous tally is pushed to new heights by increasing abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers.
opioid epidemic
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Obama: The time for Congress to act on the opioid epidemic is now
The House has voted, and now it’s the Senate’s turn to pass the 21st Century Cures Act.
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Drug overdose deaths in Maine now averaging 1 a day
Deaths this year – mostly from heroin, prescription opioids and fentanyl – totaled a record 286 through September, amid calls for more action to alleviate the crisis.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
White House visit by Portland addiction collaborative could pave the way to opioid funding
Portland, if it gets the grant, will be among the first Pay for Success programs to address the growing opioid epidemic.
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Federal agency removing pain management survey questions to address opioid crisis
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was among the senators who initiated the effort to ask the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to change the questionnaire hospitals give to discharged patients.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Greater Portland collaborative seeking millions in funding to combat opioid crisis
The collaborative will go to the White House next week in hopes of securing an investment for badly needed sober housing.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Catching the signs could save people from overdosing
Early identification of addiction risk factors is an essential part of the opioid crisis response.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: If tobacco and opioids aren’t bad enough, how about legal marijuana?
Question 1 is a tone-deaf proposal to legalize an addictive substance and create an industry for it.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The R-word
Why do we care more about avoiding the ‘racist’ label than actually ending racism?
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Angus King urges Senate colleagues to fund law designed to stem drug epidemic
Saying 78 people die each day from the ‘scourge,’ Maine’s independent senator wants the $181 million authorized in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act included in a measure to fund the government through Dec. 9.